Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile

Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile

Archidioecesis Sancti Iacobi in Chile

Arquidiócesis de Santiago de Chile
Catholic
Location
CountryChile
Ecclesiastical provinceSantiago de Chile
Statistics
Area9,193 km2 (3,549 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2022)
  • 6,283,000
  • 4,284,000 (68.2%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteLatin rites
Established27 June 1561 (463 years ago)
CathedralSantiago Metropolitan Cathedral
Patron saintSt James the Greater
Secular priests465 (216 diocesan; 249 religious)
Language
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
Metropolitan ArchbishopFernando Chomalí Garib
Auxiliary Bishops
  • Andres Arteaga Manieu
  • Alvaro Chordi Miranda
  • Alberto Lorenzelli Rossi
  • Luis Alberto Migone Repetto
  • Cristian Carlos Roncagliolo Pacheco
Bishops emeritus
Map
Website
iglesiadesantiago.cl

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Sancti Iacobi in Chile) is one of the five Latin metropolitan sees of the Catholic Church in Chile.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.