Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta

Archdiocese of Salta

Archidioecesis Saltensis

Arquidiócesis de Salta
Location
CountryArgentina
Ecclesiastical provinceSalta
Statistics
Area92,860 km2 (35,850 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
797,000
717,000 (90%)
Parishes57
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established28 March 1806 (218 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lord and Our Lady of Miracles in Salta
Patron saintSt James the Less
St Philip
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopMario Antonio Cargnello
Map
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta (erected 28 March 1806, as the Diocese of Salta) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Catamarca, Jujuy and Orán as well as the Territorial Prelatures of Cafayate and Humahuaca.