Archdiocese of Santiago, Chile
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Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile Archidioecesis Sancti Iacobi in Chile Arquidiócesis de Santiago de Chile |
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| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santiago de Chile |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,132 km2 (3,526 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 5,848,000 4,059,000 (69.4%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 27 June 1561 (456 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of St James |
| Patron saint | St James the Greater |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Ricardo Ezzati Andrello |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Andrés Arteaga Manieu Cristián Contreras Villarroel Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez |
| Emeritus Bishops | Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus |
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| Website | |
| www.iglesiadesantiago.cl | |
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Iacobi in Chile) is one of the five Latin Metropolitan sees of the Roman Catholic Church in Chile. The current Archbishop is Ricardo Ezzati Andrello.
Its Suffragan sees are :
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago in the national capital Santiago de Chile.
It also has six Minor Basilicas: Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Carmen, a National Shrine, in wine town Maipú, and five more in capital Santiago itself : Basílica de Lourdes Lourdes, Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Merced, Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro, Basílica del Corazón de María, (all four Marian) and Basílica del Salvador, dedicated to the savior.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 4,205,000 Catholics (66.9% of 6,290,000 total) on 9,132 km² in 213 parishes and a mission with 877 priests (250 diocesan, 627 religious), 339 deacons, 3,109 lay religious (1,255 brothers, 1,854 sisters), 46 seminarians.
(all Roman Rite)
Coordinates: 33°26′15″S 70°39′06″W / 33.4376°S 70.6516°W
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