Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de Calama
| 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 (51 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Calama |
| Patron saint | St John the Baptist |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Pablo Lizama Riquelme |
| Website | |
| www.iglesiadecalama.cl | |
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
- 21 July 1965: Established as Territorial Prelature of Calama from Diocese of Antofagasta and Diocese of Iquique
- 20 February 2010: Promoted as Diocese of San Juan de Calama
Leadership
- Bishops of Calama (Roman rite)
- Bishop Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez (2016.03.21 - Present)
- Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto (2003.04.10 – 2016.03.21)
- 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)
Sources
| Province of Antofagasta | |
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| Province of Concepción | |
| Province of La Serena | |
| Province of Puerto Montt | |
| Province of Santiago de Chile | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions | |
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