Roman Catholic Diocese of Catamarca
# Roman Catholic Diocese of Catamarca

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Catamarca (Latin: Dioecesis Catamarcensis) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salta.

## History

On 21 January 1910, Saint Pius X established the Diocese of Catamarca from the Diocese of Tucumán. It lost territory to the Territorial Prelature of Cafayate when it was created in 1969.

## Ordinaries

* Bernabé Piedrabuena (1910–1923), appointed Bishop of Tucumán
* Inocencio Dávila y Matos (1927–1930)
* Vicente Peira (1932–1934)
* Carlos Francisco Hanlon, C.P. (1934–1959)
* Adolfo Servando Tortolo (1960–1962), appointed Archbishop of Paraná
* Alfonso Pedro Torres Farías, O.P. (1962–1988)
* Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani (1989–2007)
* Luis Urbanč (since 2007)

## Territorial losses

| Year | Along with | To form |
| - | - | - |
| 1969 | Archdiocese of Salta | Territorial Prelature of Cafayate |
