Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta
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Archdiocese of Antofagasta
Archidioecesis Antofagastensis
Arquidiócesis de Antofagasta
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Cathedral of St. Joseph
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Location | |
Country | Chile |
Ecclesiastical province | Antofagasta |
Statistics | |
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Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 362,000 252,300 (69.7%) |
Parishes | 19 |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 1881 (143 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph in Antofagasta |
Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Pablo Lizama Riquelme |
Emeritus Bishops | Patricio Infante Alfonso |
Website | |
www.iglesiadeantofagasta.cl |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta (Latin: Antofagasten(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Antofagasta in Chile.
History
- 1881: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Antofagasta from the Diocese of La Serena
- 1887: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Antofagasta
- 3 February 1928: Promoted as Diocese of Antofagasta
- 28 June 1967: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antofagasta
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica del Corazón de María
Leadership
- Archbishops of Antofagasta (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Pablo Lizama Riquelme (2004.11.26 – present)
- Archbishop Patricio Infante Alfonso (1990.12.12 – 2004.11.26)
- Cardinal Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. (1974.03.25 – 1990.03.30)
- Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (1967.06.28 – 1974.03.25)
- Bishops of Antofagasta (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (1957.08.20 – 1967.06.28)
- Bishop Hernán Frías Hurtado (1945.01.13 – 1957.05.24)
- Archbishop Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez (1933.12.23 – 1943.06.05)
- Bishop Luís Silva Lezaeta (1928.02.03 – 1929.05.21)
- Vicars Apostolic of Antofagasta (Roman rite)
- Bishop Luís Silva Lezaeta (1904.11.04 – 1928.02.03)
- Fr. Felipe Salas Errázuriz (1896.03.04 – 1905)
- Bishop Luís Silva Lezaeta (1887.05.15 – 1896)
- Ecclesiastical Superiors of Antofagasta (Roman rite)
- Bishop Florencio Eduardo Fontecilla Sánchez (1883 – 1886.12.23)
Suffragan dioceses
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Source
Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Apostolic Vicariate of Antofagasta. |
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website
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