Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de Calama

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

Diocese of San Juan de Calama

Sancti Ioannis Calamensis

Diócesis de San Juan Bautista de Calama

Location
Country| Chile
Ecclesiastical province| Antofagasta
Metropolitan| Antofagasta
Statistics
Area| 43,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics| (as of 2014)
191,000
150,300 (78.7%)
Information
Rite| Latin Rite
Established| 21 July 1965 (58 years ago)
Cathedral| Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Calama
Patron saint| St John the Baptist
Current leadership
Bishop| Vacant
Metropolitan Archbishop| Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina
Website
www.iglesiadecalama.cl

The Diocese of San Juan de Calama (Latin: Sancti Ioannis Calamensis) is a diocese located in the city of Calama in the Ecclesiastical province of Antofagasta in Chile.

## History[edit]

* 21 July 1965: Established as the Territorial Prelature of Calama from Diocese of Antofagasta and Diocese of Iquique
* 20 February 2010: Promoted as Diocese of San Juan de Calama

## Leadership, in reverse chronological order[edit]

* Bishops of San Juan Bautista de Calama (Roman rite), below
* Bishop Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez (2016.03.21 – 2022.07.13), appointed Bishop of Punta Arenas
* Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto (2010.02.20 – 2014.02.22), appointed Bishop of Iquique
* Territorial Prelates of Calama (Roman rite), below
* Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto (2003.04.10 – 2010.02.20)
* Bishop Cristián Contreras Molina, O. de M. (1992.06.11 – 2002.07.19), appointed Bishop of San Felipe
* 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)
* Archbishop Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. (Apostolic Administrator 1974–1976); future Cardinal
* 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), appointed Bishop of Los Angeles
* Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (Apostolic Administrator 1965.07.21 – 1968.05.19)

## Sources[edit]

* GCatholic.org
* Catholic Hierarchy
* Diocese website

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Catholic dioceses in Chile

Province of Antofagasta|

* Archdiocese of Antofagasta
* Diocese of Arica
* Diocese of San Juan de Calama
* Diocese of Iquique

Province of Concepción|

* Archdiocese of Concepción
* Diocese of Chillán
* Diocese of Santa María de Los Ángeles
* Diocese of Temuco
* Diocese of Valdivia
* Diocese of Villarrica

Province of La Serena|

* Archdiocese of La Serena
* Diocese of Copiapó
* Territorial Prelature of Illapel

Province of Puerto Montt|

* Archdiocese of Puerto Montt
* Diocese of Osorno
* Diocese of Punta Arenas
* Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud

Province of Santiago de Chile|

* Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
* Diocese of Linares
* Diocese of Melipilla
* Diocese of Rancagua
* Diocese of San Bernardo
* Diocese of San Felipe
* Diocese of Talca
* Diocese of Valparaíso

Sui iuris Jurisdictions|

* Military Bishopric of Chile
* Apostolic Vicariate of Aysén

* Catholicism portal

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