Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta

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Archdiocese of Antofagasta

Archidioecesis Antofagastensis

Arquidiócesis de Antofagasta
ParroquiaSanJoseCatedralAntofagasta.jpg
Cathedral of St. Joseph
Location
CountryFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
Ecclesiastical province Antofagasta
Statistics
Area84,506 km2 (32,628 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
362,000
252,300 (69.7%)
Parishes19
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established1881 (141–142 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Joseph in Antofagasta
Patron saint Saint Joseph
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina
Bishops emeritus Patricio Infante Alfonso
Pablo Lizama Riquelme
Map
Arquidiocesis de Antofagasta.svg
Website
www.iglesiadeantofagasta.cl

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta (Latin : Antofagasten(sis)) is a Latin Rite Metropolitan archdiocese in northern Chile's Antofagasta Province.

Contents

Special churches

History

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 386,017 Catholics (70.2% of 550,256 total) on 84,504 km2 in 20 parishes and 67 missions with 37 priests (18 diocesan, 19 religious), 28 deacons, 108 lay religious (24 brothers, 84 sisters) and 2 seminarians.

Ecclesiastical province

The Metropolitan's Suffragan sees are :

Bishops

(all Roman rite Chileans)

Ordinaries

Ecclesiastical Superior of Antofagasta
Apostolic Vicars of Antofagasta
Suffragan Bishops of Antofagasta
BIOs TO ELABORATE
Metropolitan Archbishops of Antofagasta

Coadjutor bishop

Auxiliary bishops

See also

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