Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de Calama

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
Area	43,000 km^2 (17,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 191,000 150,300 (78.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	21 July 1965 (50 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Calama
Patron saint	St John the Baptist
Current leadership
Bishop	Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez
Metropolitan Archbishop	Pablo Lizama Riquelme
Website
www.iglesiadecalama.cl

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.

History

• 21 July 1965: Established as Territorial Prelature of Calama from Diocese of Antofagasta and Diocese of Iquique
• 20 February 2010: Promoted as Diocese of San Juan de Calama

Leadership

• Bishops of Calama (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez (2016.03.21 - Present)
  • Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto (2003.04.10 – 2016.03.21)
  • Bishop Cristián Contreras Molina, O. de M. (1992.06.11 – 2002.07.19)
  • Bishop Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. (1982.03.05 – 1991.11.30)
  • Bishop Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. (Apostolic Administrator 1976.02.26 – 1982.03.05)
  • Cardinal Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. (Apostolic Administrator 1974–1976)
  • Bishop Juan Luis Ysern de Arce (Apostolic Administrator 1972.05.20 – 1974.06.02)
  • Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (Apostolic Administrator 1970.04 – 1970.06.02)
  • Bishop Orozimbo Fuenzalida y Fuenzalida (1968.03.13 – 1970.02.26)
  • Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (Apostolic Administrator 1965.07.21 – 1968.05.19)

Source

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website