Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta

Archdiocese of Antofagasta Archidioecesis Antofagastensis Arquidiócesis de Antofagasta
Cathedral of St. Joseph
Location
Country	Chile
Ecclesiastical province	Antofagasta
Statistics
Area	84,506 km2 (32,628 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 362,000 252,300 (69.7%)
Parishes	19
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1881 (135 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Joseph in Antofagasta
Patron saint	Saint Joseph
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Pablo Lizama Riquelme
Emeritus Bishops	Patricio Infante Alfonso
Website
www.iglesiadeantofagasta.cl

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

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica del Corazón de María

Leadership

• 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)

Suffragan dioceses

• Arica
• Iquique
• San Juan de Calama

Sources

Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Apostolic Vicariate of Antofagasta.

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website
•  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Vicariate Apostolic of Antofogaste". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 

Coordinates: 23°38′49″S 70°23′51″W / 23.6469°S 70.3976°W / -23.6469; -70.3976