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

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)297,000237,000 (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.

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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