Roman Catholic Diocese of Calama
Diocese of San Juan de Calama
Sancti Ioannis Calamensis |
| Location |
| Country |
Chile |
| Metropolitan |
Antofagasta |
| Statistics |
| Area |
43,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2004)
154,278
127,331 (82.5%) |
| Information |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
Catedral San Juan Bautista |
| Current leadership |
| Bishop |
Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto |
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
Leadership
- Bishops of Calama (Roman rite)
- Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto (2003.04.10 – present)
- 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
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| Province of Antofagasta |
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| Province of Concepción |
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| Province of La Serena |
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| Province of Puerto Montt |
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| Province of Santiago de Chile |
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