Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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| Date | Event | From | To |
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| Diocese of Santiago de Chile | |||
| 27 June 1561 | Erected | Diocese of La Plata o Charcas
Archdiocese of Lima | Diocese of Santiago de Chile (erected) |
| 22 May 1563 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santiago de Chile | Diocese of La Imperial (erected) |
| 10 May 1570 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santiago de Chile (Tucumán) | Diocese of Córdoba (Tucumán) (erected) |
| Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile | |||
| 21 May 1840 | Elevated | Diocese of Santiago de Chile | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile |
| 1 July 1840 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile | Diocese of La Serena (erected) |
| 18 October 1925 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (O'Higgins and Oolchagua) | Diocese of Rancagua (erected) |
| 18 October 1925 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (San Felipe (except Llay Llay), Los Andes, and Petorca along with Los Vilos) | Diocese of San Felipe (erected) |
| 18 October 1925 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (Talca and Guricó) | Diocese of Talca (erected) |
| 18 October 1925 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (Valparaiso and Juan Fernandez islands) | Diocese of Valparaíso (erected) |
| 24 October 1936 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (Pasqua island) | Vicariate Apostolic of Araucanía |
| 15 November 1967 | Territory Added | Diocese of Rancagua (Navidad and Pirque) | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile |
| 18 June 1970 | Territory Added | Diocese of Rancagua (Maipo (in Santiago)) | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile |
| 13 July 1987 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (San Bernardo, Calera de Tango, Buín, Paine, El Bosque, La Pintana, and Pirque) | Diocese of San Bernardo (erected) |
| 21 January 1989 | Territory Added | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (Boundaries adjusted)
Diocese of San Bernardo (Boundaries adjusted) | |
| 4 April 1991 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (Melipilla, Maria Pinto, San Pedro, Alhué, Curacaví, San Antonio, El Tabo, Cartagena, Rocas de Santo Domingo, Navidad, Talagante, Peñaflor, and El Monte) | Diocese of Melipilla (erected) |
| Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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| Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile | ||||||||||||
| 1950 | 1,450,000 | 1,620,000 | 89.5% | 236 | 393 | 629 | 2,305 | 740 | 1,500 | 115 | ap1951 | |
| 1966 | 1,720,413 | 2,347,215 | 73.3% | 328 | 718 | 1,046 | 1,644 | 960 | 2,590 | 177 | ap1967 | |
| 1970 | 3,078,000 | 3,684,000 | 83.6% | 404 | 690 | 1,094 | 2,813 | 1,071 | 2,840 | 188 | ap1971 | |
| 1976 | 3,400,000 | 3,946,704 | 86.1% | 258 | 650 | 908 | 3,744 | 36 | 1,006 | 2,000 | 204 | ap1977 |
| 1980 | 3,419,000 | 4,361,000 | 78.4% | 246 | 595 | 841 | 4,065 | 63 | 1,049 | 2,250 | 202 | ap1981 |
| 1990 | 3,234,000 | 4,497,000 | 71.9% | 265 | 1,168 | 1,433 | 2,256 | 70 | 1,876 | 4,066 | 202 | ap1991 |
| 1999 | 3,709,951 | 5,013,448 | 74.0% | 276 | 553 | 829 | 4,475 | 138 | 1,314 | 2,785 | 197 | ap2000 |
| 2000 | 3,716,941 | 5,083,704 | 73.1% | 265 | 560 | 825 | 4,505 | 145 | 1,174 | 2,203 | 197 | ap2001 |
| 2001 | 3,813,246 | 5,153,039 | 74.0% | 278 | 450 | 728 | 5,237 | 156 | 906 | 2,952 | 200 | ap2002 |
| 2002 | 3,862,207 | 5,219,199 | 74.0% | 292 | 507 | 799 | 4,833 | 166 | 1,085 | 2,924 | 199 | ap2003 |
| 2003 | 3,910,281 | 5,284,164 | 74.0% | 285 | 536 | 821 | 4,762 | 176 | 1,080 | 2,395 | 199 | ap2004 |
| 2004 | 3,559,081 | 5,128,359 | 69.4% | 274 | 544 | 818 | 4,350 | 193 | 1,093 | 2,578 | 202 | ap2005 |
| 2010 | 4,059,000 | 5,848,000 | 69.4% | 277 | 570 | 847 | 4,792 | 312 | 1,019 | 1,808 | 209 | ap2011 |
| 2014 | 4,205,000 | 6,290,000 | 66.9% | 250 | 627 | 877 | 4,794 | 339 | 1,255 | 1,854 | 213 | ap2015 |
| 2016 | 4,254,000 | 6,358,210 | 66.9% | 250 | 612 | 862 | 4,935 | 385 | 1,081 | 1,951 | 212 | ap2017 |
| 2017 | 4,255,000 | 6,360,000 | 66.9% | 250 | 517 | 767 | 5,547 | 385 | 899 | 983 | 212 | ap2018 |
| 2020 | 4,162,700 | 6,104,413 | 68.2% | 230 | 250 | 480 | 8,672 | 390 | 513 | 547 | 218 | ap2021 |
| 2022 | 4,284,000 | 6,283,000 | 68.2% | 216 | 249 | 465 | 9,212 | 379 | 531 | 547 | 215 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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