Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta

Archdiocese of Antofagasta Archidioecesis Antofagastensis Arquidiócesis de Antofagasta
Cathedral of St. Joseph
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 (135 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Joseph in Antofagasta
Patron saint	Saint Joseph
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Pablo Lizama Riquelme
Emeritus Bishops	Patricio Infante Alfonso
Website
www.iglesiadeantofagasta.cl

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta (Latin: Antofagasten(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Antofagasta in Chile.

History

1881: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Antofagasta from the Diocese of La Serena
1887: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Antofagasta
3 February 1928: Promoted as Diocese of Antofagasta
28 June 1967: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antofagasta

Special churches

Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica del Corazón de María

Leadership

Archbishops of Antofagasta (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Pablo Lizama Riquelme (2004.11.26 – present)
- Archbishop Patricio Infante Alfonso (1990.12.12 – 2004.11.26)
- Cardinal Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. (1974.03.25 – 1990.03.30)
- Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (1967.06.28 – 1974.03.25)
Bishops of Antofagasta (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (1957.08.20 – 1967.06.28)
- Bishop Hernán Frías Hurtado (1945.01.13 – 1957.05.24)
- Archbishop Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez (1933.12.23 – 1943.06.05)
- Bishop Luís Silva Lezaeta (1928.02.03 – 1929.05.21)
Vicars Apostolic of Antofagasta (Roman rite)
- Bishop Luís Silva Lezaeta (1904.11.04 – 1928.02.03)
- Fr. Felipe Salas Errázuriz (1896.03.04 – 1905)
- Bishop Luís Silva Lezaeta (1887.05.15 – 1896)
Ecclesiastical Superiors of Antofagasta (Roman rite)
- Bishop Florencio Eduardo Fontecilla Sánchez (1883 – 1886.12.23)

Suffragan dioceses

Source

Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Apostolic Vicariate of Antofagasta.

GCatholic.org
Catholic Hierarchy
Diocese website
"Vicariate Apostolic of Antofogaste". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.

Roman Catholic dioceses in Chile

Province of Antofagasta	Archdiocese of Antofagasta Diocese of Arica Diocese of San Juan de Calama Diocese of Iquique

Province of Concepción	Archdiocese of Concepción Diocese of Chillán Diocese of Santa María de Los Ángeles Diocese of Temuco Diocese of Valdivia Diocese of Villarrica

Province of La Serena	Archdiocese of La Serena Diocese of Copiapó Territorial Prelature of Illapel

Province of Puerto Montt	Archdiocese of Puerto Montt Diocese of Osorno Diocese of Punta Arenas Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud

Province of Santiago de Chile	Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile Diocese of Linares Diocese of Melipilla Diocese of Rancagua Diocese of San Bernardo Diocese of San Felipe Diocese of Talca Diocese of Valparaíso

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Bishopric of Chile Apostolic Vicariate of Aysén

Coordinates: 23°38′49″S 70°23′51″W / 23.6469°S 70.3976°W / -23.6469; -70.3976

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