Roman Catholic Diocese of Talca

Diocese of Talca
Dioecesis Talcensis
Diócesis de Talca
Cathedral of St. Augustine
Location
Country Chile
Ecclesiastical province Santiago de Chile
Metropolitan Santiago de Chile
Statistics
Area 17,246 km2 (6,659 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2014)
641,270
457,953 (71.4 %[1]%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 18 October 1925 (92 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St Augustine in Talca
Patron saint St Augustine of Hippo
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati Andrello
Apostolic Administrator Galo Fernández Villaseca
Emeritus Bishops Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca
Website
www.diocesisdetalca.cl

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Talca, (in Latin: Dioecesis Talcensis), is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. Its last bishop, Mgr. Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca (b. 5 April 1954), resigned 28 June 2018.[2] The diocesan cathedral is in the city of Talca.

History

The dioceses of Talca, of Rancagua and of San Felipe were erected by Pope Pius XI on 18 October 1925.

Diocesan statistics

The diocese lies in the Maule Region of Chile and covers a territory of 17,000 km². It is comprised by the province of Curicó and by eight municipalities (comunas) of the province of Talca (the parishes of the municipalities of Empedrado and Constitución are jurisdictionally attached to the neighboring diocese of Linares, from an ecclesiastical point of view). The diocese is divided into 45 parishes (as of april 2015), grouped in 5 pastoral zones.[1]

Bishops

  • Miguel León Prado (apostolic administrator) † (12 June 1913 – 18 October 1925 appointed, auxiliary bishop of Santiago de Chile)
  • Carlos Silva Cotapos † (14 December 1925 – 21 January 1939 resigned)
  • Manuel Larraín Errázuriz † (21 January 1939 succeeded – 22 June 1966 died)
  • Carlos González Cruchaga (4 January 1967 – 12 December 1996 retired)
  • Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca (appointed 12 December 1996 – 28 June 2018)[3]

References

  1. 1 2 catholic-hierarchy.org
  2. ↑ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org
  3. ↑ San Martín, Inés (28 June 2018). "Pope removes two Chilean bishops accused of abuse cover-ups". Crux. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. ↑ website
  5. ↑ website
  6. ↑ website

Coordinates: 35°26′16″S 71°40′19″W / 35.43778°S 71.67194°W / -35.43778; -71.67194

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