Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena
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Archdiocese of La Serena Archidioecesis Serenensis Arquidiócesis de La Serena |
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Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy
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| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Ecclesiastical province | La Serena |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 30,596 km2 (11,813 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 521,529 428,702 (82.2%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1 July 1840 (176 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in La Serena |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of the Rosary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Luis Gleisner Wobbe |
| Emeritus Bishops |
Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso Francisco José Cox Huneeus Bernardino Piñera Carvallo |
| Website | |
| www.arzobispadodelaserena.cl | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena (Latin: Serenen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of La Serena in Chile.
On Saturday, December 14, 2013, Pope Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena, presented by Archbishop Gerardo Manuel Donoso Donoso, SS.CC., in accordance with Canon 401.1 of the Latin-rite Code of Canon Law (Bishops must offer their resignations to the Pope for possible acceptance upon turning 75). Pope Francis appointed as the next Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena, Archbishop René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas, who until then had been Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Osorno, in Osorno, Chile.
Coordinates: 29°54′11″S 71°15′04″W / 29.9030°S 71.2510°W
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