Roman Catholic Diocese of Valdivia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Valdivia
Diocese of Valdivia
Dioecesis Valdiviensis
Location
Country Chile
Metropolitan Concepción
Statistics
Area 13,679 km2 (5,281 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
282,580
226,487 (80.1%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Current leadership
Bishop Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina

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

History

  • June 14, 1910: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Valdivia from the Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud
  • September 25, 1924: Promoted as Apostolic Administration of Valdivia
  • July 8, 1944: Promoted as Diocese of Valdivia

Leadership

  • Bishops of Valdivia (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina (2002.05.31 – present)
    • Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. (1996.06.28 – 2001.07.10)
    • Bishop Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia (Apostolic Administrator 1995.04.29 – 1996.09.08)
    • Bishop Alejandro Jiménez Lafeble (1983.12.12 – 1996.02.29)
    • Archbishop José Manuel Santos Ascarza, O.C.D. (1955.09.21 – 1983.05.03)
  • Apostolic Administrators of Valdivia (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Teodoro Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. (1931.04.10 – 1942.06.20)
    • Bishop Augusto Klinke Leier (Apostolic Administrator 1910.06.19 – 1928.11.14)

Source

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