Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Chile

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Rite Latin Rite Area 10,223 km² Patron saint Philip the Apostle		Pope Francis Country Chile Metropolitan archbishop Ricardo Ezzatti

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)337,000269,000 (79.8%) Established 18 October 1925 (91 years ago) Cathedral Cathedral of St Philip in San Felipe Bishop Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe (Latin: Sancti Philippi) is a diocese located in the city of San Felipe in the Ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Chile in Chile.

History

18 October 1925: Established as Diocese of San Felipe from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile

Bishops of San Felipe (Roman rite)

Bishop Cristián Contreras Molina, O. de M. (2002.07.19 – present)

Bishop Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón (1983.12.20 – 2001.09.21)

Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (1974.03.25 – 1983.05.03)

Bishop Enrique Alvear Urrutia (1965.06.07 – 1974.02.09)

Bishop José Luis Castro Cabrera (1963.05.10 – 1965.01.26)

Bishop Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre (1957.11.23 – 1963.04.23)

Bishop Roberto Benardino Berríos Gaínza, O.F.M. (1938.03.19 – 1957.11.23)

Bishop Melquisedec del Canto Terán (1925.12.14 – 1938.03.19)

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