Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bartolomé de Chillán
Diocese of Chillán Dioecesis Chillanensis Diócesis de Chillán | |
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 Cathedral of St. Charles Borromeo | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Ecclesiastical province | Concepción |
| Metropolitan | Concepción |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,461 km2 (4,811 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 441,000 304,000 (68.9%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1916 (107–108 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral St Charles Borromeo in Chillán |
| Patron saint | St Bartholomew the Apostle |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vacant |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib |
| Bishops emeritus | Alberto Jara Franzoy, Carlos Pellegrín Barrera |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chillán (Latin: Chillanen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Chillán in the Ecclesiastical province of Concepción in Chile.
History
- 1916: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Chillán from the Diocese of Concepción
- 18 October 1925: Promoted as Diocese of Chillán
Leadership
- Bishops of Chillán (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Sergio Hernán Pérez de Arce Arriagada, SS.CC. (6 February 2020 -)
- Bishop Carlos Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D. (2006 March 25 – 2018 September 21)[1]
- Bishop Alberto Jara Franzoy (1982 April 30 – 2006 March 25)
- Bishop Francisco José Cox Huneeus (1974 December 14 – 1981 November 9), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of La Serena
- Bishop Eladio Vicuña Aránguiz (1955 August 28 – 1974 July 16), appointed Archbishop of Puerto Montt
- Bishop Jorge Larraín Cotapos (1937 March 20 – 1955 August 10)
- Bishop Martín Rucker Sotomayor (1925 December 14 – 1935 January 6)
- Bishop Martín Rucker Sotomayor (Apostolic Administrator 1923 March 16 – 1925 December 14)
- Fr. Luis A. Venegas Henríquez (Apostolic Administrator 1922 – 1924)
- Fr. Zacarías Muñoz Henríquez (Apostolic Administrator 1920 – 1921)
- Bishop Reinaldo Muñoz Olave (Apostolic Administrator 1916 March 1 – 1920)
References
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 21.09.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
Sources
| Province of Antofagasta | |
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| Province of Concepción | |
| Province of La Serena | |
| Province of Puerto Montt | |
| Province of Santiago de Chile | |
| Sui iuris jurisdictions | |
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