Roman Catholic Diocese of Temuco

Roman Catholic Diocese of Temuco
Diocese of Temuco
Dioecesis Temucensis
Location
Country Chile
Metropolitan Concepción
Statistics
Area 18,000 km2 (6,900 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
563,981
363,204 (64.4%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Catedral de San José
Current leadership
Bishop Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Temuco (Latin: Temucen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Temuco in the Ecclesiastical province of Concepción in Chile.

History

  • 1908: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Temuco from the Diocese of Concepción
  • October 18, 1925: Promoted as Diocese of Temuco

Leadership

  • Bishops of Temuco (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón (2001.09.21 – present)
    • Bishop Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia (1977.12.23 – 2001.09.21)
    • Archbishop Bernardino Piñera Carvallo (1960.12.10 – 1977.12.28)
    • Bishop Alejandro Menchaca Lira (1941.08.09 – 1960.09.13)
    • Bishop Augusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida, SS.CC. (1939.08.29 – 1941.02.09)
    • Archbishop Alfredo Silva Santiago (1935.02.23 – 1939.02.04)
    • Bishop Prudencio Contardo Ibarra, C.SS.R. (1925.12.14 – 1934.12.15)
    • Bishop Ricardo Sepúlveda Hermosilla (Apostolic Administrator 1908 – 1919)

Source

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