Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta

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Ecclesiastical province Antofagasta Rite Latin Rite Area 84,506 km² Country Chile Emeritus bishop Patricio Infante Alfonso		Parishes 19 Established 1881 (136 years ago) Phone +56 55 222 3021 Patron saint Saint Joseph Metropolitan archbishop Pablo Lizama Riquelme

Population - Total - Catholics (as of 2012) 362,000 252,300 (69.7%) Cathedral Cathedral of St Joseph in Antofagasta Address Calle San Martin 2634, Antofagasta, Región de Antofagasta, Chile

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

Minor Basilicas:

Basílica del Corazón de María

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)

Arica

Iquique

San Juan de Calama

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