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Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile

Archidioecesis Sancti Iacobi in Chile



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 21 May 1840
  • Metropolitan See
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Chile
  • Square Kilometers: 9,193 (3,550 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.iglesiadesantiago.cl
  • Mailing Address: Plaza de Armas 444, Santiago, Chile
  • Telephone: (02)2787.56.00

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Santiago de Chile
27 June 1561ErectedDiocese of La Plata o Charcas
Archdiocese of Lima
Diocese of Santiago de Chile (erected)
22 March 1563Territory LostDiocese of Santiago de Chile Diocese of Concepción (erected)
10 May 1570Territory LostDiocese of Santiago de Chile (Tucumán) Diocese of Córdoba (Tucumán) (erected)
Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
21 May 1840ElevatedDiocese of Santiago de Chile Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
1 July 1840Territory LostArchdiocese of Santiago de Chile Diocese of La Serena (erected)
18 October 1925Territory LostArchdiocese of Santiago de Chile (O'Higgins and Oolchagua) Diocese of Rancagua (erected)
18 October 1925Territory LostArchdiocese of Santiago de Chile (San Felipe (except Llay Llay), Los Andes, and Petorca along with Los Vilos) Diocese of San Felipe (erected)
18 October 1925Territory LostArchdiocese of Santiago de Chile (Talca and Guricó) Diocese of Talca (erected)
18 October 1925Territory LostArchdiocese of Santiago de Chile (Valparaiso and Juan Fernandez islands) Diocese of Valparaíso (erected)
24 October 1936Territory LostArchdiocese of Santiago de Chile (Pasqua island) Vicariate Apostolic of Araucanía
15 November 1967Territory AddedDiocese of Rancagua (Navidad and Pirque) Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
18 June 1970Territory AddedDiocese of Rancagua (Maipo (in Santiago)) Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
13 July 1987Territory LostArchdiocese of Santiago de Chile (San Bernardo, Calera de Tango, Buín, Paine, El Bosque, La Pintana, and Pirque) Diocese of San Bernardo (erected)
21 January 1989Territory AddedArchdiocese of Santiago de Chile (Boundaries adjusted)
Diocese of San Bernardo (Boundaries adjusted)
4 April 1991Territory LostArchdiocese of Santiago de Chile (Melipilla, Maria Pinto, San Pedro, Alhué, Curacaví, San Antonio, El Tabo, Cartagena, Rocas de Santo Domingo, Navidad, Talagante, Peñaflor, and El Monte) Diocese of Melipilla (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
19501,450,0001,620,00089.5%2363936292,3057401,500115ap1951
19661,720,4132,347,21573.3%3287181,0461,6449602,590177ap1967
19703,078,0003,684,00083.6%4046901,0942,8131,0712,840188ap1971
19763,400,0003,946,70486.1%2586509083,744361,0062,000204ap1977
19803,419,0004,361,00078.4%2465958414,065631,0492,250202ap1981
19903,234,0004,497,00071.9%2651,1681,4332,256701,8764,066202ap1991
19993,709,9515,013,44874.0%2765538294,4751381,3142,785197ap2000
20003,716,9415,083,70473.1%2655608254,5051451,1742,203197ap2001
20013,813,2465,153,03974.0%2784507285,2371569062,952200ap2002
20023,862,2075,219,19974.0%2925077994,8331661,0852,924199ap2003
20033,910,2815,284,16474.0%2855368214,7621761,0802,395199ap2004
20043,559,0815,128,35969.4%2745448184,3501931,0932,578202ap2005
20104,059,0005,848,00069.4%2775708474,7923121,0191,808209ap2011
20144,205,0006,290,00066.9%2506278774,7943391,2551,854213ap2015
20164,254,0006,358,21066.9%2506128624,9353851,0811,951212ap2017
20174,255,0006,360,00066.9%2505177675,547385899983212ap2018
20204,162,7006,104,41368.2%2302504808,672390513547218ap2021
20224,284,0006,283,00068.2%2162494659,212379531547215ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Santiago de Chile
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 206
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 224
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 240
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 143, to Page 144
  • Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 545, and Page 546
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 81, Page 382, to Page 384

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