Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena

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Archdiocese of La Serena

Archidioecesis Serenensis

Arquidiócesis de La Serena
Catedral La Serena.jpg
Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy
Location
Country Chile
Ecclesiastical provinceLa Serena
Statistics
Area30,596 km2 (11,813 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2004)
521,529
428,702 (82.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established1 July 1840 (181 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in La Serena
Patron saintOur Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopRené Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas
Bishops emeritus
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 , SS.CC., in accordance with Canon 401.1 of the Latin rite 1983 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. On October 11, 2018,[1] Pope Francis laicized former Archbishop Francisco José Cox Huneeus amid accusations of sexual abuse against children[1][2]

Bishops[]

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order[]

  • Archbishops of La Serena (Roman rite), below
  • Bishops of La Serena (Roman rite), below
    • Bishop José María Caro Rodríguez (1925.12.14 – 1939.05.20 see above); future Cardinal
    • Bishop (1918.02.20 – 1925.12.14), appointed Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
    • Bishop (1909.08.31 – 1917.03.09)
    • Bishop (1890.06.26 – 1909.03.03)

Coadjutor archbishops[]

Auxiliary bishops[]

  • (1893-1895), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Tarapacá
  • (1914-1920)
  • , SS.CC. (1996-1997), appointed Archbishop here
  • (2001-2014)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

  • , appointed Bishop of Iquique in 1941
  • , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Iquique in 1963

Suffragan dioceses[]

Sources[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2018-10/pope-laicizes-chilean-bishops.html
  2. ^ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45850354

Coordinates: 29°54′11″S 71°15′04″W / 29.9030°S 71.2510°W / -29.9030; -71.2510



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