Archdiocese of La Serena Archidioecesis Serenensis Arquidiócesis de La Serena | |
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Location | |
Country | Chile |
Ecclesiastical province | La Serena |
Statistics | |
Area | 30,596 km2 (11,813 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 521,529 428,702 (82.2%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 1 July 1840 (184 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in La Serena |
Patron saint | Our Lady of the Rosary |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas |
Bishops emeritus | Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso Luis Gleisner Wobbe |
Website | |
www.arzobispadodelaserena.cl |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena (Latin: Serenen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of La Serena in Chile.