Roman Catholic Diocese of Valparaíso

Roman Catholic Diocese of Valparaíso
Diocese of Valparaíso
Dioecesis Vallis Paradisi
Location
Country Chile
Metropolitan Santiago de Chile
Statistics
Area 4,600 km2 (1,800 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
1,148,111
918,488 (80.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Catedral de Santiago
Current leadership
Bishop Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC.
Auxiliary Bishop Santiago Silva Retamales

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valparaíso (Latin: Vallis Paradisi) is a diocese located in the city of Valparaíso in the Ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Chile in Chile.

History

  • November 2, 1872: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Valparaíso from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
  • October 18, 1925: Promoted as Diocese of Valparaíso

Leadership

  • Bishops of Valparaíso (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC. (1998.12.04 – present)
    • Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, Schönstatt Fathers (1996.09.24 – 1998.04.24)
    • Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez (1993.04.16 – 1996.06.21)
    • Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (1983.05.03 – 1993.04.16)
    • Archbishop Emilio Tagle Covarrubias (1961.05.22 – 1983.05.03)
    • Cardinal Raúl Silva Henríquez, S.D.B. (1959.10.24 – 1961.05.14)
    • Bishop Rafael Lira Infante (1938.03.18 – 1958.10.26)
    • Bishop Eduardo Gimpert Paut (1925.12.14 – 1937.08.29)
    • Bishop Eduardo Gimpert Paut (Apostolic Administrator 1906.03.10 – 1925.12.14)
    • Bishop Ramón Angel Jara Ruz (Apostolic Administrator 1894.03.13 – 1898.04.28)

Source

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