Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta (Latin: Antofagasten(sis)) is a Latin Rite Metropolitan archdiocese in northern Chile's Antofagasta Province.
Archdiocese of Antofagasta Archidioecesis Antofagastensis Arquidiócesis de Antofagasta | |
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Location | |
Country | Chile |
Ecclesiastical province | Antofagasta |
Statistics | |
Area | 84,506 km2 (32,628 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 362,000 252,300 (69.7%) |
Parishes | 19 |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 1881 (142–143 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral 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 | |
Website | |
www.iglesiadeantofagasta.cl |
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.
The Metropolitan's Suffragan sees are :
(all Roman rite Chileans)
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