Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena

Coordinates: 29°54′11″S 71°15′04″W / 29.9030°S 71.2510°W / -29.9030; -71.2510
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Archdiocese of La Serena

Archidioecesis Serenensis

Arquidiócesis de La Serena
Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy
Location
Country Chile
Ecclesiastical provinceLa Serena
Statistics
Area30,596 km2 (11,813 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
521,529
428,702 (82.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established1 July 1840 (183 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in La Serena
Patron saintOur Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopRené Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas
Bishops emeritusManuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso
Luis Gleisner Wobbe
Website
www.arzobispadodelaserena.cl

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena (Latin: Serenen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of La Serena in Chile.

History[edit]

Special churches[edit]

  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Basílica - Santuario Nuestra Señora de Andacollo, Andacollo

Current Leadership[edit]

On Saturday, December 14, 2013, Pope Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena, presented by Archbishop Gerardo Manuel Donoso Donoso, SS.CC., in accordance with Canon 401.1 of the Latin Rite 1983 Code of Canon Law (Bishops must offer their resignations to the Pope for possible acceptance upon turning 75). Pope Francis appointed as the next Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena, Archbishop René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas, who until then had been Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Osorno, in Osorno, Chile. On October 11, 2018,[1] Pope Francis laicized former Archbishop Francisco José Cox Huneeus amid accusations of sexual abuse against children[1][2]

Bishops[edit]

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order[edit]

Coadjutor archbishops[edit]

Auxiliary bishops[edit]

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[edit]

Suffragan dioceses[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Pope Francis laicizes two Chilean Bishops - Vatican News". 13 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Pope defrocks two Chilean bishops over child abuse claims". BBC News. 13 October 2018.

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