Roman Catholic Diocese of Punta Arenas
Diocese of Punta Arenas Dioecesis Punta Arenas Diócesis de Punta Arenas | |
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Cathedral of the Sacred Heart | |
| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Ecclesiastical province | Puerto Montt |
| Metropolitan | Puerto Montt |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 112,310 km2 (43,360 sq mi) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 16 November 1883 (141 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Punta Arenas |
| Patron saint | Mary Help of Christians |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez, O.M.D. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez |
| Bishops emeritus | Bernardo Miguel Bastres Florence |
| Website | |
| www.iglesiademagallanes.cl | |
The Diocese of Punta Arenas (in Latin: Dioecesis Punta Arenas) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Puerto Montt, in Chile. Its current bishop is Mgr. Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez, O.M.D.