Diocese of Jujuy
| Diocese of Jujuy | |
| Basic data | |
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| Country | Argentina |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Salta |
| Diocesan bishop | César Daniel Fernández |
| Vicar General | Antonio Hernández |
| founding | 1934 |
| surface | 20,082 km² |
| Parishes | 34 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 607,500 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 546,900 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 90% |
| Diocesan priest | 45 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 26 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,703 |
| Permanent deacons | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 46 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 102 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Basílica de San Salvador de Jujuy |
| Website | www.obispadodejujuy.org |
The Diocese of Jujuy ( lat. : Dioecesis Iuiuyensis , span. : Diócesis de Jujuy or Obispado de Jujuy ) is in Argentina situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in San Salvador de Jujuy .
history
The Diocese of Jujuy was founded on April 20, 1934 by Pope Pius XI. established with the papal bull Nobilis Argentinae nationis from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Salta and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese. On September 8, 1969, the Diocese of Jujuy gave up parts of its territory to establish the Territorial Prelature Humahuaca .
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Bishops of Jujuy
- Enrique José Mühn SVD , 1934–1965
- José Miguel Medina , 1965-1983
- Raúl Arsenio Casado , 1983–1994, then Archbishop of Tucumán
- Marcelino Palentini SCJ , 1995-2011
- César Daniel Fernández , since 2012