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{{Short description|Catholic ecclesiastical territory}}
{{Infobox diocese
{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Diocese
|jurisdiction = Diocese
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|latin = Sancti Ioannis Calamensis
|latin = Sancti Ioannis Calamensis
|local = Diócesis de San Juan Bautista de Calama
|local = Diócesis de San Juan Bautista de Calama
|image = File:Catedral de San Juan Bautista, Calama.jpg
|image =
|caption =
|caption =
|country = [[Chile]]
|country = [[Chile]]
|province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta|Antofagasta]]
|province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta|Antofagasta]]
|metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta|Antofagasta]]
|metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta|Antofagasta]]
|rite = [[Latin Rite]]
|rite = [[Latin Church|Latin Rite]]
|established = 21 July 1965 ({{age|1965|7|21}} years ago)
|established = 21 July 1965 ({{age|1965|7|21}} years ago)
|cathedral = Cathedral of St John the Baptist in [[Calama, Chile|Calama]]
|cathedral = Cathedral of St John the Baptist in [[Calama, Chile|Calama]]
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|catholics = 150,300
|catholics = 150,300
|catholics_percent= 78.7
|catholics_percent= 78.7
|bishop = [[Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez]]
|bishop = Vacant
|metro_archbishop = [[Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina]]
|metro_archbishop = [[Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina]]
|auxiliary_bishops=
|auxiliary_bishops=
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[[File:Catedral_de_San_Juan_Bautista,_Calama.jpg|thumb|right]]
The '''Diocese of San Juan de Calama''' ({{lang-la|Sancti Ioannis Calamensis}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Calama, Chile|Calama]] in the [[Ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta|Antofagasta]] in Chile.
The '''Diocese of San Juan de Calama''' ({{lang-la|Sancti Ioannis Calamensis}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Calama, Chile|Calama]] in the [[ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta|Antofagasta]] in Chile.


==History==
==History==
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==Leadership, in reverse chronological order==
==Leadership, in reverse chronological order==
* [[Bishop]]s of San Juan Bautista de Calama (Roman rite), below
* [[Bishop]]s of San Juan Bautista de Calama (Roman rite), below
** Bishop [[Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez]] (2016.03.21 – Present)
** Bishop [[Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez]] (2016.03.21 – 2022.07.13), appointed Bishop of Punta Arenas
** Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto (2010.02.20 – 2014.02.22), appointed Bishop of Iquique
** Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto (2010.02.20 – 2014.02.22), appointed Bishop of Iquique
* Territorial Prelates of Calama (Roman rite), below
* Territorial Prelates of Calama (Roman rite), below
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{{R-C dioceses in Chile}}



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Latest revision as of 14:26, 12 April 2024

Diocese of San Juan de Calama

Sancti Ioannis Calamensis

Diócesis de San Juan Bautista de Calama
Location
CountryChile
Ecclesiastical provinceAntofagasta
MetropolitanAntofagasta
Statistics
Area43,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
191,000
150,300 (78.7%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established21 July 1965 (59 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St John the Baptist in Calama
Patron saintSt John the Baptist
Current leadership
BishopVacant
Metropolitan ArchbishopIgnacio Francisco Ducasse Medina
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

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  • 21 July 1965: Established as the Territorial Prelature of Calama from Diocese of Antofagasta and Diocese of Iquique
  • 20 February 2010: Promoted as Diocese of San Juan de Calama

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

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Sources

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