Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de Calama

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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
Area43,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
191,000
150,300 (78.7%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established21 July 1965 (59 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St John the Baptist in Calama
Patron saint St John the Baptist
Current leadership
BishopVacant
Metropolitan Archbishop Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina
Website
www.iglesiadecalama.cl
Catedral de San Juan Bautista, Calama.jpg

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.

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