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Roman Catholic Diocese of Valdivia

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Chile

Patron saint
  
Our Lady of the Rosary

Area
  
13,679 km²

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 297,000 237,000 (79.8%)

Established
  
14 June 1910 (106 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario

Bishop
  
Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Concepción

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Fernando Natalio Chomali Garib

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.

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History

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

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Valdivia Wikipedia
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