Roman Catholic Diocese of Chillán
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Diocese of Chillán
Dioecesis Chillanensis
Diócesis de Chillán
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Cathedral of St. Charles Borromeo
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Location | |
Country | Chile |
Ecclesiastical province | Concepción |
Metropolitan | Concepción |
Statistics | |
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Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 441,000 304,000 (68.9%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 1916 (108 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral St Charles Borromeo in Chillán |
Patron saint | St Bartholomew the Apostle |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib |
Emeritus Bishops | Alberto Jara Franzoy |
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. (2006.03.25 – present)
- Bishop Alberto Jara Franzoy (1982.04.30 – 2006.03.25)
- Archbishop Francisco José Cox Huneeus (1974.12.14 – 1981.11.09)
- Archbishop Eladio Vicuña Aránguiz (1955.08.28 – 1974.07.16)
- Bishop Jorge Larraín Cotapos (1937.03.20 – 1955.08.10)
- Bishop Martín Rucker Sotomayor (1925.12.14 – 1935.01.06)
- Bishop Martín Rucker Sotomayor (Apostolic Administrator 1923.03.16 – 1925.12.14)
- Fr. Luis A. Venegas Henríquez (Apostolic Administrator 1922 – 1924)
- Fr. Zacarías Muñoz Henríquez (Apostolic Administrator 1920 – 1921)
- Bishop Reinaldo Muñoz Olave (Apostolic Administrator 1916.03.01 – 1920)
Source
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