Jurisdiction: | Archdiocese |
La Serena | |
Latin: | Archidioecesis Serenensis |
Local: | Arquidiócesis de La Serena |
Province: | La Serena |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 1 July 1840 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in La Serena |
Area Km2: | 30,596 |
Population: | 521,529 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 428,702 |
Catholics Percent: | 82.2 |
Metro Archbishop: | René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas |
Bishop Title: | Archbishop |
Emeritus Bishops: | Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso Luis Gleisner Wobbe |
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 1983 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. On October 11, 2018, Pope Francis laicized former Archbishop Francisco José Cox Huneeus amid accusations of sexual abuse against children[1] [2]