Archdiocese of Antofagasta Archidioecesis Antofagastensis Arquidiócesis de Antofagasta | |
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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 (142–143 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph in Antofagasta |
Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina |
Bishops emeritus | Patricio Infante Alfonso Pablo Lizama Riquelme |
Map | |
Website | |
www.iglesiadeantofagasta.cl |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta (Latin: Antofagasten(sis)) is a Latin Rite Metropolitan archdiocese in northern Chile's Antofagasta Province.