Roman Catholic Diocese of Jujuy

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jujuy (Latin: Dioecesis Iuiuyensis) is in the city of San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salta.

Diocese of Jujuy Dioecesis Iuiuyensis Diócesis de Jujuy
Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour
Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Salta
Metropolitan	Salta
Statistics
Area	20,082 km2 (7,754 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2011) 580,000 524,000 (90.3%)
Parishes	36
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	20 April 1934 (91 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour in San Salvador de Jujuy
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	César Daniel Fernández
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mario Antonio Cargnello

History

On 20 April 1934, Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Jujuy from the Diocese of Salta. It lost territory to the Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca when it was created in 1969.^[1][2]

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Enrique José Mühn, S.V.D. (1934–1965)
• José Miguel Medina (1965–1983)
• Raúl Arsenio Casado (1983–1994)
• Marcelino Palentini, S.C.I. (1995–2011)
• César Daniel Fernández (since 2012)

Coadjutor bishop

• Agustín Adolfo Herrera (1961-1965), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of San Francisco

Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1969		Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca