Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Chile

Diocese of San Felipe
Dioecesis Sancti Philippi
Diócesis de San Felipe
Cathedral of St. Philip
Location
Country Chile
Ecclesiastical province Santiago de Chile
Metropolitan Santiago de Chile
Statistics
Area 10,223 km2 (3,947 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2010)
337,000
269,000 (79.8%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 18 October 1925 (93 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St Philip in San Felipe
Patron saint St Philip the Apostle
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Vacant
Metropolitan Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati Andrello
Website
obispadosanfelipe.cl

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe (Latin: Sancti Philippi) is a diocese located in the city of San Felipe in the Ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Chile in Chile. The diocese has been lead by an apostolic administrator, Jaime Ortiz de Lazcano Piquer, since Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Cristián Contreras Molina on 21 September 2018[1] whom the Vatican had found innocent of charges of sexual abuse and who had had civil charges dropped for lack of evidence.[2]

History

  • 18 October 1925: Established as Diocese of San Felipe from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile

Leadership

  • Bishops of San Felipe (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Cristián Contreras Molina, O. de M. (2002 July 19 – 2, 018 September 21)
    • Bishop Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón (1983 December 20 – 2, 001 September 21)
    • Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (1974 March 25 – 1, 983 May 3)
    • Bishop Enrique Alvear Urrutia (1965 June 7 – 1, 974 February 9)
    • Bishop José Luis Castro Cabrera (1963 May 10 – 1, 965 January 26)
    • Bishop Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre (1957 November 23 – 1, 963 April 23)
    • Bishop Roberto Benardino Berríos Gaínza, O.F.M. (1938 March 19 – 1, 957 November 23)
    • Bishop Melquisedec del Canto Terán (1925 December 14 – 1, 938 March 19)

References

  1. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 21.09.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Pope Lets More Bishops Go as Part of Chile Sex Abuse Fallout". New York Times. Associated Press. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.

Sources

Coordinates: 32°45′05″S 70°43′26″W / 32.7514°S 70.7239°W / -32.7514; -70.7239


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.