Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta
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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 Cathedral of St. Joseph | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Ecclesiastical province | Antofagasta |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 84,506 km2 (32,628 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2012) 362,000 252,300 (69.7%) |
| Parishes | 19 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1881 (140 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 | |
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| Website | |
| www.iglesiadeantofagasta.cl | |
Special churches
- Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Catedral San José, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in the city of Antofagasta.
- It also has a Minor Basilica : Basílica del Corazón de María
History
- 1881: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Antofagasta, on territory split off from the Diocese of La Serena (now Metropolitan)
- 1887: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Antofagasta
- 3 February 1928: Promoted as Diocese of Antofagasta
- 1965.07.21: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Calama (now suffragan Diocese of San Juan de Calama)
- 28 June 1967: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antofagasta/ Antofagasten(sis) (Latin adjective)
- Enjoyed a Papal visit from Pope John Paul II in April 1987.
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
- Father Florencio Eduardo Fontecilla Sánchez (1883 – 1886.12.23), next Bishop of mother see La Serena (Chile) (1890.06.26 – death 1909.03.03)
- Apostolic Vicars of Antofagasta
- Bishop-elect Luís Silva Lezaeta first term (1887.05.15 – 1896)
- Fr. Felipe Salas Errázuriz (1896.03.04 – 1905)
- Luís Silva Lezaeta again (1904.11.04 – 1928.02.03 see below), Titular Bishop of Olena (1912.01.05 – 1928.02.03)
- Suffragan Bishops of Antofagasta
- Luís Silva Lezaeta (see above 1928.02.03 – death 1929.05.21)
- Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez (1933.12.23 – 1943.06.05), next Metropolitan Archbishop of La Serena (Chile) (1943.06.05 – 1967.03.10), Apostolic Administrator ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of Apostolic Administration of Copiapó (Chile) (1947.03.19 – 1948.06.17), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Thapsus (1967.03.10 – retired 1970.12.02), died 1989
- BIOs TO ELABORATE
- Hernán Frías Hurtado (1945.01.13 – 1957.05.24)
- Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (1957.08.20 – 1967.06.28 see below)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Antofagasta
- Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (see above 1967.06.28 – 1974.03.25), next Archbishop (personal title) of San Felipe (1974.03.25 - 1993.04.16)
- Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. (1974.03.25 – 1990.03.30), next Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Chile (1990.03.30 - 1998.02.16), elevated to Cardinal in 1994; died 7 December 1998
- Patricio Infante Alfonso (1990.12.12 – 2004.11.26)
- Pablo Lizama Riquelme (2004.11.26 – 8 June 2017)
- Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina (8 June 2017 – ...)
Coadjutor bishop
- Pablo Lizama Riquelme (2004)
Auxiliary bishops
- Arturo Mery Beckdorf (1941-1944, Apostolic Administrator 1943-1944), appointed Bishop of Valdivia
- Juan Luis Ysern de Arce (1972-1974), appointed Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud
- Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. (1991-1997)
See also
Sources and external links
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Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Apostolic Vicariate of Antofagasta. |
- GCatholic.org
- Diocese website
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- Catholic Hierarchy
| Province of Antofagasta | |
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| Province of Concepción | |
| Province of La Serena | |
| Province of Puerto Montt | |
| Province of Santiago de Chile | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions | |
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