Apostolic Vicariate of Arizona established at Tucson (1868)

The Apostolic Vicariate of Arizona was established in 1868 by Pope Pius IX, taking its territory from the Diocese of Santa Fe. Jean-Baptiste Salpointe, appointed vicar general of Arizona in 1866, served as vicar apostolic from 1868 to 1884. In Tucson, Salpointe helped build San Agustin Church, which later became the first cathedral in the Arizona Territory.

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Background. During the middle 19th century, the Diocese of Santa Fe exercised jurisdiction over Catholics in the Arizona Territory. In 1866, Bishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy of Santa Fe appointed Jean-Baptiste Salpointe as vicar general of Arizona. Salpointe helped build San Agustin Church in Tucson, which would later become the first cathedral in the Arizona Territory.

Establishment. Pope Pius IX established the Apostolic Vicariate of Arizona in 1868, taking its territory from the Diocese of Santa Fe. Jean-Baptiste Salpointe served as the vicar apostolic from 1868 to 1884, before being appointed Coadjutor Archbishop and later Archbishop of Santa Fe.

Legacy. The Diocese of Tucson is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Southern Arizona in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. The Diocese of Tucson is the fifth largest diocese in geography in the continental United States.

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