Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de Calama
Territorial Prelature of Calama Territorialis Praelatura Calamensis in Chilia | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Metropolitan | Antofagasta |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 43,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 154,278 127,331 (82.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Catedral San Juan Bautista |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto |
The Territorial Prelature of Calama (Latin: Territorialis Praelatura Calamensis in Chilia) is a diocese located in the city of Calama in the Ecclesiastical province of Antofagasta in Chile.
History
- July 21, 1965: Established as Territorial Prelature of Calama from Diocese of Antofagasta and Diocese of Iquique
Leadership
- Bishops of Calama (Roman rite)
- Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto (2003.04.10 – present)
- 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)
Source
 | This Chile-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
.svg){kind=small} | This article on a Roman Catholic diocese in South America is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |