The territorial prefabrication Cafayate ( lat. Praelatura Territorialisis Cafayatensis ) is the territorial prelature of the Roman Catholic Church with its center in the city of Cafayate , Argentina . The territory of the Prelature of Cafayate is included in the Metropolis of Salta . The Cathedral of the Territorial Prelature of Cafayate is the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary.
| Territorial Prelature of Cafayate | |
|---|---|
| Praelatura Territorialis Cafayatensis | |
 Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary | |
| Main city | Cafayate |
| A country |  Argentina |
| Founding date | September 8, 1969 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary |
| Metropolis | Archdiocese of Salta |
| Parishes | 7 |
| Diocese area | 40.000 km² |
| Diocese population | 54.625 people |
| The number of Catholics | 53.194 people |
| Catholic share | 97.4% |
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History
On September 8, 1969, Pope Paul VI issued a bull “Praeclarissima exempla” , which established the territorial prelature of Cafayate, isolating it from the archdioces of Tucuman , Salta, and the Diocese of Catamarca .
Ordinaries of the territorial prelature
- Bishop Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza OSA (10/10/1973 - 11/23/1990);
- Bishop Cipriano García Fernández OSA (05/28/1991 - 01/26/2007);
- Bishop Mariano Moreno García OSA (11/17/2007 - present).
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
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