Roman Catholic Diocese of Chillán
Diocese of Chillán Dioecesis Chillanensis Diócesis de Chillán | |
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Cathedral of St. Charles Borromeo | |
Location | |
Country |
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Ecclesiastical province | Concepción |
Metropolitan | Concepción |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,461 km2 (4,811 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 441,000 304,000 (68.9%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 1916 (102 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral St Charles Borromeo in Chillán |
Patron saint | St Bartholomew the Apostle |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Vacant |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib |
Emeritus Bishops | Alberto Jara Franzoy, Carlos Pellegrín Barrera |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chillán (Latin: Chillanen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Chillán in the Ecclesiastical province of Concepción in Chile.
History
- 1916: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Chillán from the Diocese of Concepción
- 18 October 1925: Promoted as Diocese of Chillán
Leadership
- Bishops of Chillán (Roman rite)
- Bishop Carlos Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D. (2006 March 25 – 2, 018 September 21)[1]
- Bishop Alberto Jara Franzoy (1982 April 30 – 2006 March 25)
- Archbishop Francisco José Cox Huneeus (1974 December 14 – 1981 November 9)
- Archbishop Eladio Vicuña Aránguiz (1955 August 28 – 1974 July 16)
- Bishop Jorge Larraín Cotapos (1937 March 20 – 1955 August 10)
- Bishop Martín Rucker Sotomayor (1925 December 14 – 1935 January 6)
- Bishop Martín Rucker Sotomayor (Apostolic Administrator 1923 March 16 – 1925 December 14)
- Fr. Luis A. Venegas Henríquez (Apostolic Administrator 1922 – 1924)
- Fr. Zacarías Muñoz Henríquez (Apostolic Administrator 1920 – 1921)
- Bishop Reinaldo Muñoz Olave (Apostolic Administrator 1916 March 1 – 1920)
References
- ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 21.09.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
Sources
Coordinates: 36°36′24″S 72°06′08″W / 36.6068°S 72.1021°W
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