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Each region was given a Roman numeral, followed by a name (e.g. IV Región de Coquimbo, read as "fourth region of Coquimbo" in Spanish).When the regional structure was created, Roman numerals were assigned in ascending order from north to south, with the northernmost region designated as I (first) and the southernmost region as XII (twelfth).
The Church of San Pedro de Atacama (Iglesia San Pedro de Atacama) is a Catholic church in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Constructed during the Spanish colonial period, it is reportedly the second oldest church in Chile. [1] Indigenous adobe material was used in the church's construction, whose appearance is characterized as simple and elegant.
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 ( Opus Dei ).
A modest memorial for the Protestants buried at the hillside of the Cerro Santa Lucía in Santiago de Chile. Until 1871, the Catholic Church forbade the burial of "dissidents" in cemeteries. [9] The Constitution provides for freedom of religion. On June 28 2022, the Constitutional Convention approved a draft constitution that included four ...
Church of Santa María de Loreto, Achao; Iglesia de la Divina Providencia; Iglesia de la Matriz; Iglesia San Agustín, Chile; Parroquia de Santa Filomena; San Francisco Church, Santiago de Chile; San Francisco Church, Valparaíso; Santo Domingo Church, Santiago de Chile
A view of the present facade of San Francisco Church in Santiago, Chile. The San Francisco Church (Spanish: Iglesia de San Francisco) is a Franciscan church on Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, in the downtown of Santiago de Chile. The church, along with the adjacent convent, is one of the oldest colonial-era buildings in the ...
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.
History of Chile by region (16 C) Regional intendants of Chile (10 C, 1 P) ... Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region; Magallanes Region; Maule Region; N. Ñuble ...