Date founded 15 November 1955 Patron saint Matthew the Apostle | Area 9,236 km² Bishop Juan Barros Madrid | |
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Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)221,509113,159 (51.1%) Established 15 November 1955 (61 years ago) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Puerto Montt | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Osorno (in Latin: Dioecesis Osornensis ) is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Puerto Montt, in Chile. The diocese was established on 15 November 1955 by Pope Pius XII by means of the Bulla Christianorum qui in Diocesibus. Its current bishop is Most Rev. René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas.
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Diocesan statistics
The diocese, which comprises the entire province of Osorno in the Los Lagos region of Chile, covers a territory of 9,236 km² and has 22 parishes. According to the 2002 census by the Chilean Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 69.3% of the diocesan population of Osorno, ages 15 and over, considered themselves as Catholic. This figure represents about 154,000 Catholics out of a total population of 221,509 (2002).
The mother church of the diocese is the Cathedral of San Mateo in the city of Osorno.
Bishops of Osorno
Parishes
City of Osorno and its surroundings:
Other localities: