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Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de Calama
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.
Diocese of San Juan de Calama Sancti Ioannis Calamensis Diócesis de San Juan Bautista de Calama | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Ecclesiastical province | Antofagasta |
| Metropolitan | Antofagasta |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 43,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 191,000 150,300 (78.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 21 July 1965 (58 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Calama |
| Patron saint | St John the Baptist |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Vacant |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina |
| Website | |
| www.iglesiadecalama.cl | |
History edit
- 21 July 1965: Established as the Territorial Prelature of Calama from Diocese of Antofagasta and Diocese of Iquique
- 20 February 2010: Promoted as Diocese of San Juan de Calama
Leadership, in reverse chronological order edit
- Bishops of San Juan Bautista de Calama (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez (2016.03.21 – 2022.07.13), appointed Bishop of Punta Arenas
- Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto (2010.02.20 – 2014.02.22), appointed Bishop of Iquique
- Territorial Prelates of Calama (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto (2003.04.10 – 2010.02.20)
- Bishop Cristián Contreras Molina, O. de M. (1992.06.11 – 2002.07.19), appointed Bishop of San Felipe
- 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)
- Archbishop Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. (Apostolic Administrator 1974–1976); future Cardinal
- 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), appointed Bishop of Los Angeles
- Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (Apostolic Administrator 1965.07.21 – 1968.05.19)
Sources edit
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website