La Serena (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Ren� Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas, Archbishop Enrique Jos� Balzan Caruana, Auxiliary Bishop Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, SS.CC., Archbishop Emeritus Luis Gleisner Wobbe, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Copiap� Illapel (Territorial Prelature) General Information Type of Jurisdiction: ArchdioceseElevated: 20 May 1939 Metropolitan SeeRite: Latin (or Roman)Country: ChileSquare Kilometers: 40,579 (15,673 Square Miles)Official Web Site: https://www.arzobispadodelaserena.cl Mailing Address: Calle Los Carrera 450, La Serena, ChileTelephone: (51)222.56.58

Past and Present Ordinaries

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source
Archdiocese of La Serena
1950 232,750 245,609 94.8% 38 48 86 2,706 57 127 27 ap1951
1966 221,025 245,584 90.0% 25 44 69 3,203 47 65 25 ap1967
1970 326,693 .0% 27 40 67 0 49 158 25 ap1971
1976 295,156 322,975 91.4% 23 37 60 4,919 3 46 130 25 ap1977
1980 272,800 340,800 80.0% 22 31 53 5,147 4 40 123 25 ap1981
1990 301,703 402,271 75.0% 31 31 62 4,866 10 40 165 30 ap1991
1999 313,335 391,919 79.9% 32 35 67 4,676 49 44 149 31 ap2000
2000 284,517 492,275 57.8% 31 36 67 4,246 49 48 147 31 ap2001
2001 364,283 492,275 74.0% 29 35 64 5,691 52 55 153 31 ap2002
2002 350,000 499,753 70.0% 34 39 73 4,794 53 63 156 32 ap2003
2003 425,567 521,529 81.6% 32 33 65 6,547 51 47 138 32 ap2004
2004 428,702 521,529 82.2% 29 33 62 6,914 54 46 142 33 ap2005
2013 468,000 570,000 82.1% 29 31 60 7,800 62 37 127 33 ap2014
2016 394,800 623,720 63.3% 32 31 63 6,266 58 37 115 33 ap2017
2019 409,700 672,300 60.9% 31 26 57 7,187 58 31 114 33 ap2020
2021 421,000 691,000 60.9% 34 25 59 7,135 65 27 114 34 ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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