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History

On 10 April 1961 Pope John XXIII founded the Diocese of Santiago del Estero from territory taken from the Diocese of Tucumán. It lost territory to the Diocese of Añatuya when that diocese was created in 1961.WEB, Diocese of Santiago del Estero, Catholic-Hierarchy,weblink 2013-03-27, WEB, Diocese of Santiago del Estero, Giga Catholic,weblink 2013-03-27,

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Juan Martín Yáñez (1910–1926)
• Audino Rodríguez y Olmos (1927–1939), appointed Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo
• José Weimann, C.Ss.R. (1940–1961)
• Manuel Tato (1961–1980)
• Manuel Guirao (1981–1994)
• Gerardo Eusebio Sueldo (1994–1998)
• Juan Carlos Maccarone (1999–2005)
• Francisco Polti Santillán (2006–2013)
• Vicente Bokalic Iglic (2013–present)

Coadjutor bishop

• Gerardo Eusebio Sueldo (1993–1994)

Auxiliary bishops

• Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi (2008-2015), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Nueve de Julio
• Enrique Alberto Martínez Ossola (2017-

References

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