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This is a list of Catholic churches in Chile. Cathedrals. See: List of cathedrals in Chile#Roman Catholic.
The Catholic Church in Chile is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Episcopal Conference of Chile. The Church is composed of 5 archdioceses, 18 dioceses, 2 territorial prelatures, 1 apostolic vicariate, 1 military ordinariate and a personal prelature .
The Roman Catholic Church in Chile comprises five ecclesiastical provinces each headed by an archbishop. The provinces are in turn subdivided into 19 dioceses and 6 archdioceses each headed by a bishop or an archbishop. There is also one Territorial Prelature, one Apostolic Vicariate and one Military Ordinariate in Chile.
Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Chile: [1]. Cathedral of St. Joseph in Antofagasta; Cathedral of St. Mark in Arica; St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Calama; Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows in Coyhaique
On 27 June 1561, Pope Pius IV established the Diocese of Santiago de Chile, on territories split off from the Diocese of La Plata o Charcas and the Archdiocese of Lima. It lost territories repeatedly: on 22 May 1563 to establish the Diocese of Concepción, on 10 May 1570 to establish the Diocese of Córdoba and on 1806.03.28 to establish the Diocese of Salta.
20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Chile (16 P) B. Basilica churches in Chile (4 P) R. Roman Catholic cathedrals in Chile (23 P)
Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago) is the seat of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile and the main temple of the Catholic Church in that country. As a Cathedral Church, it is the permanent seat of the Archbishop of Santiago and is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
Roman Catholic churches in Chile (8 C, 31 P) Chilean Roman Catholics (7 C, 55 P) S. Spanish missions in Chile (4 P) Pages in category "Catholic Church in Chile"