Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de Calama

Diocese of San Juan de Calama Sancti Ioannis Calamensis Diócesis de San Juan Bautista de Calama
Location
Country	Chile
Ecclesiastical province	Antofagasta
Metropolitan	Antofagasta
Statistics
Area	43,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2014) 191,000 150,300 (78.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	21 July 1965 (60 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Calama
Patron saint	St John the Baptist
Current leadership
Bishop	Vacant
Metropolitan Archbishop	Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina
Website
www.iglesiadecalama.cl

The Diocese of San Juan de Calama (Latin : Sancti Ioannis Calamensis) is a diocese located in the city of Calama in the ecclesiastical province of Antofagasta in Chile.

History

• 21 July 1965: Established as the Territorial Prelature of Calama from Diocese of Antofagasta and Diocese of Iquique
• 20 February 2010: Promoted as Diocese of San Juan de Calama

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of San Juan Bautista de Calama (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez (2016.03.21 – 2022.07.13), appointed Bishop of Punta Arenas
  • Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto (2010.02.20 – 2014.02.22), appointed Bishop of Iquique
• Territorial Prelates of Calama (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto (2003.04.10 – 2010.02.20)
  • Bishop Cristián Contreras Molina, O. de M. (1992.06.11 – 2002.07.19), appointed Bishop of San Felipe
  • Bishop Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. (1982.03.05 – 1991.11.30)
  • Bishop Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. (Apostolic Administrator 1976.02.26 – 1982.03.05)
  • Archbishop Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. (Apostolic Administrator 1974–1976); future Cardinal
  • Bishop Juan Luis Ysern de Arce (Apostolic Administrator 1972.05.20 – 1974.06.02)
  • Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (Apostolic Administrator 1970.04 – 1970.06.02)
  • Bishop Orozimbo Fuenzalida y Fuenzalida (1968.03.13 – 1970.02.26), appointed Bishop of Los Angeles
  • Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (Apostolic Administrator 1965.07.21 – 1968.05.19)

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website