Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Chile

This article is about the Roman Catholic Diocese in Chile. For the Roman Catholic Diocese in Venezuela, see Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Venezuela.

Diocese of San Felipe Dioecesis Sancti Philippi
Location
Country	Chile
Metropolitan	Santiago de Chile
Statistics
Area	10,223 km2 (3,947 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 309,028 247,224 (80.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral de San Felipe
Current leadership
Bishop	Cristián Contreras Molina, O. de M.

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.

History

• October 18, 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. (2002.07.19 – present)
  • Bishop Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón (1983.12.20 – 2001.09.21)
  • Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (1974.03.25 – 1983.05.03)
  • Bishop Enrique Alvear Urrutia (1965.06.07 – 1974.02.09)
  • Bishop José Luis Castro Cabrera (1963.05.10 – 1965.01.26)
  • Bishop Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre (1957.11.23 – 1963.04.23)
  • Bishop Roberto Benardino Berríos Gaínza, O.F.M. (1938.03.19 – 1957.11.23)
  • Bishop Melquisedec del Canto Terán (1925.12.14 – 1938.03.19)

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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