Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena
Archdiocese of La Serena Archidioecesis Serenensis Arquidiócesis de La Serena | |
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Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy | |
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 (176 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 |
Auxiliary Bishops | Luis Gleisner Wobbe |
Emeritus Bishops |
Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso Francisco José Cox Huneeus Bernardino Piñera Carvallo |
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.
History
- 1 July 1840: Established as Diocese of La Serena from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
- 29 May 1939: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Serena
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica - Santuario Nuestra Señora de Andacollo, Andacollo
Current Leadership
On Saturday, December 14, 2013, Pope Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena, presented by Archbishop Gerardo Manuel Donoso Donoso, SS.CC., in accordance with Canon 401.1 of the Latin-rite Code of Canon Law (Bishops must offer their resignations to the Pope for possible acceptance upon turning 75). Pope Francis appointed as the next Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena, Archbishop René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas, who until then had been Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Osorno, in Osorno, Chile.
Leadership
- Archbishops of La Serena (Roman rite)
- Archbishop René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas (2013.12.14 - present)
- Archbishop Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, SS.CC. (1997.04.16 – 2013.12.14)
- Archbishop Francisco José Cox Huneeus (1990.09.29 – 1997.04.16)
- Archbishop Bernardino Piñera Carvallo (1983.07.01 – 1990.09.29)
- Cardinal Juan Francisco Fresno Larraín (1971.07.28 – 1983.05.03)
- Archbishop Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez (1943.06.05 – 1967.03.10)
- Archbishop Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz (1940.01.08 – 1942.08.09)
- Cardinal José María Caro Rodríguez (1939.05.20 – 1939.08.28)
- Bishops of La Serena (Roman rite)
- Cardinal José María Caro Rodríguez (1925.12.14 – 1939.05.20)
- Bishop Carlos Silva Cotapos (1918.02.20 – 1925.12.14)
- Bishop Ramón Angel Jara Ruz (1909.08.31 – 1917.03.09)
- Bishop Florencio Eduardo Fontecilla Sánchez (1890.06.26 – 1909.03.03)
Suffragan dioceses
Sources
Coordinates: 29°54′11″S 71°15′04″W / 29.9030°S 71.2510°W