Ecclesiastical province Santiago de Chile Rite Latin Rite Phone +56 71 261 6166 | Metropolitan Santiago de Chile Area 17,246 km² Country Chile | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2010)
616,150
465,269 (75.5%) Established 18 October 1925 (91 years ago) Cathedral Cathedral of St Augustine in Talca Address Cuatro Nte 851, Talca, VII Región, Chile Hours Closed now Tuesday9AM–1PMWednesday9AM–1PMThursday9AM–1PMFriday9AM–1PM, 3–6PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday9AM–1PM, 3–6PMSuggest an edit Profiles | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Talca, (in Latin: Dioecesis Talcensis), is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. Its current bishop is Mgr. Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca. The retired (emeritus) bishop is Mgr. Carlos González Cruchaga.
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History
The diocese was established in Talca, Chile by Pope Pius XI on 18 October 1925 by means of the Bulla "Notabiliter Aucto".
Diocesan statistics
The diocese lies in the Maule Region of Chile and covers a territory of 17,000 km². It is comprised by the province of Curicó and by eight municipalities (comunas) of the province of Talca (the parishes of the municipalities of Empedrado and Constitución are jurisdictionally attached to the neighboring diocese of Linares, from an ecclesiastical point of view). The diocese is divided into 42 parishes, grouped in 5 pastoral zones. It is estimated that 78.9% of the diocesan population is Catholic. This figure represents about 463,000 Catholics out of a total population of about 587,000 (2002). The diocesan cathedral is in the city of Talca.