- Roman Catholic Diocese of Rancagua
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Diocese of Rancagua
Dioecesis Rancaguensis
The Cathedral of RancaguaLocation Country Chile Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile Statistics Area 16,042 km2 (6,194 sq mi) Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Latin Rite Established 18 October 1925 (86 years ago) Current leadership Pope Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Alejandro Goic Karmelic Metropolitan Archbishop Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Website obispadoderancagua.cl The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rancagua (in Latin: Dioecesis Rancaguensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. The diocese was established on 18 October 1925 as Diócesis de Santa Cruz de Rancagua, by Pope Pius XII by means of the papal bull Apostolici muneris ratio.
The current bishop is Msgr. Alejandro Goic Karmelic, the president of the Chilean Conference of Catholic bishops. The retired (emeritus) bishop is Msgr. Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz, SS.CC.
Diocesan statistics
The diocese comprises the three provinces of the O'Higgins Region of Chile: Cachapoal, Colchagua and Cardenal Caro, with the exception of the comuna of Navidad, of the latter province, which belongs to the diocese of Melipilla. It covers a territory of 16,042 km2 (6,194 sq mi) and has 63 parishes. It is estimated that 80 percent of the population of the diocese is Catholic. This figure represents about 625,000 Catholics out of a total population of 781,000 persons.
The diocesan cathedral is located in the city of Rancagua.
Bishops of Rancagua
Name Reign began Reign ended Notes Rafael Lira Infante † 14 December 1925 18 March 1938 Appointed bishop of Valparaíso Eduardo Larraín Cordovez † 9 July 1938 2 February 1970 Retired Alejandro Durán Moreira † 2 February 1970 30 May 1986 Retired Jorge Medina Estévez 25 November 1987 16 April 1993 Appointed bishop of Valparaíso; Cardinal Protodeacon until 2007 Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz 16 April 1993 23 April 2004 Retired Alejandro Goic Karmelic 27 October 1994 10 July 2003 Translated from Osorno External links
Province of Antofagasta Province of Concepción Province of La Serena Province of Puerto Montt Province of Santiago de Chile Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile · Diocese of Linares · Diocese of Melipilla · Diocese of Rancagua · Diocese of San Bernardo · Diocese of San Felipe · Diocese of Talca · Diocese of ValparaísoSui iuris Jurisdictions Categories:- Roman Catholic dioceses in Chile
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