Archdiocese of Concepción
| Archdiocese of Concepción | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Chile |
| Diocesan bishop | Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib |
| founding | 1563 |
| surface | 11,330 km² |
| Dean's offices | 8 (12/29/2008) |
| Parishes | 53 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Residents | 1,189,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 619,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| proportion of | 52.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 66 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 61 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,874 |
| Permanent deacons | 29 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Friars | 89 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious sisters | 202 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora Inmaculada Concepción |
| address | Calle Barros Arana 544 Casilla 65-C, Concepcion Chile |
| Website | www.arzobispadodeconcepcion.cl |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of San Bartolomé de Chillán Diocese of Santa Maria de Los Ángeles Diocese of Temuco Diocese of Valdivia Diocese of Villarrica |
The Erzbistum Concepcion ( lat. : Archidioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis ) is an in Chile located Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Concepcion .
It was taken out of the territory of the diocese of Santiago de Chile on March 22, 1563 and established as an independent diocese. On May 20, 1939, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese.
The archbishopric is the sponsor of the Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción .
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