Archdiocese of Concepción Archidioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis Arquidiócesis de Concepción |
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
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Location | |
Country | Chile |
Ecclesiastical province | Concepción |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,330 km2 (4,370 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 1,176,000 612,000 (52.0%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 22 March 1563 (454 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib |
Website | |
www.arzobispadodeconcepcion.cl |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Concepción (Latin: Sanctissimae Conceptionis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Concepción in Chile.
Erected: 22 March 1563
Renamed: 1603
Elevated: 20 May 1939
Coordinates: 36°49′39″S 73°03′05″W / 36.8276°S 73.0514°W