Metropolitan see La Serena, Chile

Archdiocese of La Serena

Serenen(sis)

Latin Church

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.

On the map

The address the register holds for Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy, in La Serena, Chile.

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Established: 1840
Catholics: 428,702
Priests: 55
Territory: 30,596 km²

Parishes and churches

33 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Archbishop: René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas
Born: 22 September 1958
Birthplace: Trafampulli

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy stands in La Serena, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

The see

Rank: Metropolitan see
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 1 July 1840
Latin: Serenen(sis)
Patron: Our Lady of the Rosary
Annuario code: 001001962

The see in figures

Catholics: 428,702
Population: 521,529
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 82.2%
Priests: 55
Catholics per priest: 7,795
Extent: 30,596 km²
Catholics per km²: 14

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of La Serena

This see is the metropolitan of its province.

The sees of this province:

Diocese of CopiapóCopiapó
Diocese of IllapelIllapel

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of IllapelIllapel193 km
Diocese of CopiapóCopiapó296 km
Archdiocese of San Juan de CuyoSan Juan de Cuyo, Argentina312 km
Diocese of San FelipeSan Felipe345 km
Diocese of ValparaísoValparaíso351 km
Military Ordinariate of CileCile396 km
Archdiocese of Santiago de ChileSantiago de Chile397 km
Diocese of La RiojaLa Rioja, Argentina399 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].