- Roman Catholic Diocese of Chillán
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Diocese of Chillán
Dioecesis ChillanensisLocation Country Chile Metropolitan Concepción Statistics Area 12,461 km2 (4,811 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2006)
441,000
304,000 (68.9%)Information Rite Latin Rite Cathedral Catedral San Carlos de Borromeo Current leadership Bishop Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D. 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
- October 18, 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
Province of Antofagasta Province of Concepción Archdiocese of Concepción · Diocese of Chillán · Diocese of Los Ángeles · Diocese of Temuco · Diocese of Valdivia · Diocese of VillarricaProvince of La Serena Province of Puerto Montt Province of Santiago de Chile Sui iuris Jurisdictions This article on a Roman Catholic diocese in South America is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.