Roman Catholic Diocese of Melipilla
Appearance
Diocese of Melipilla Dioecesis Melipillensis Diócesis de Melipilla | |
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Location | |
Country | Chile |
Ecclesiastical province | Santiago de Chile |
Metropolitan | Santiago de Chile |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,217 km2 (2,400 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 482,462 385,970 (80.0%) |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 4 April 1991 (33 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph in Melipilla |
Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Cristián Contreras Villarroel |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Ricardo Ezzati Andrello |
Bishops emeritus | Enrique Troncoso Troncoso |
Website | |
www.iglesiademelipilla.cl |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Melipilla (Template:Lang-la) is a diocese located in the city of Melipilla in the Ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Chile in Chile.
History
- 4 April 1991: Established as Diocese of Melipilla from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
Leadership
- Bishops of Melipilla (Latin Church)
- Bishop Cristián Contreras Villarroel (2014.03.07 - present)
- Bishop Enrique Troncoso Troncoso (2000.05.28 – 2014.03.07)
- Archbishop Pablo Lizama Riquelme (1991.04.04 – 1999.01.04)
Sources
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Chile
- Religious organizations established in 1991
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Santiago de Chile
- 1991 establishments in Chile
- South American Roman Catholic diocese stubs
- Chilean organisation stubs