Roman Catholic Diocese of Chillán

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Ecclesiastical province Concepción Rite Latin Rite Area 12,461 km² Country Chile		Metropolitan Concepción Established 1916 (101 years ago) Phone +56 42 221 4446 Patron saint Bartholomäus

Population - Total - Catholics (as of 2006) 441,000 304,000 (68.9%) Cathedral Cathedral St Charles Borromeo in Chillán Address Avda Libertad 640, Of 108, Chillan, Chillán, Región del Bío Bío, Chile

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

18 October 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)

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Chillán Wikipedia

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