Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena

Archdiocese of La Serena
Archidioecesis Serenensis
Arquidiócesis de La Serena

Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy
Location
Country Chile
Ecclesiastical province La Serena
Statistics
Area 30,596 km2 (11,813 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
521,529
428,702 (82.2%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 1 July 1840 (175 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in La Serena
Patron saint Our Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas
Auxiliary Bishops Luis Gleisner Wobbe
Emeritus Bishops Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso
Francisco José Cox Huneeus
Bernardino Piñera Carvallo
Website
www.arzobispadodelaserena.cl

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena (Latin: Serenen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of La Serena in Chile.

History

Special churches

Current Leadership

On Saturday, December 14, 2013, Pope Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena, presented by Archbishop Gerardo Manuel Donoso Donoso, SS.CC., in accordance with Canon 401.1 of the Latin-rite Code of Canon Law (Bishops must offer their resignations to the Pope for possible acceptance upon turning 75). Pope Francis appointed as the next Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena, Archbishop René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas, who until then had been Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Osorno, in Osorno, Chile.

Leadership

Suffragan dioceses

Sources

    Coordinates: 29°54′11″S 71°15′04″W / 29.9030°S 71.2510°W / -29.9030; -71.2510


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