Diocese of La Serena

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The Archdiocese of La Serena is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in Chile's Coquimbo Region, established as a diocese in 1840 and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 1939. Its seat is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in La Serena.

Archbishop
René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas
Latin name
Serenen(sis)
Erected
1 July 1840
Cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy
Patron
Our Lady of the Rosary
Rank
Metropolitan See
Rite
Latin
Province
La Serena
Catholics
428,702
Chancery
Calle Los Carrera 450, La Serena, Chile
Telephone
Tel. 997.455.383

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001962 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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