Diocese of Linares (Chile)
| Diocese of Linares (Chile) | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Chile |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile |
| Diocesan bishop | Tomislav Koljatic Maroevic |
| Vicar General | Silvio Jara |
| founding | 1925 |
| surface | 15,110 km² |
| Dean's offices | 6 (12/29/2008) |
| Parishes | 33 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 367,356 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 272,925 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 74.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 33 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 15 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,686 |
| Permanent deacons | 18 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 21 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 44 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | San Ambrosio |
| address | Casilla 107 Independencia 248 Linares, Chile |
| Website | www.obispadodelinares.cl |
The Diocese of Linares ( lat. : Dioecesis Linarensis , span. : Diócesis de Linares ) is in Chile located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church , based in Linares .
It was on October 18, 1925 by Pope Pius XI. built with the Papal Bull Notabiliter Aucto from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Concepción and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile as a suffragan .
Bishops of Linares
- Miguel León Prado , 1925-1934
- Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz , 1935–1940, then Archbishop of La Serena
- Francisco Javier Valdivia Pinedo , 1940-1941
- Roberto Moreira Martínez , 1941-1958
- Augusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida SS.CC. , 1958-1976
- Carlos Marcio Camus Larenas , 1976-2003
- Tomislav Koljatic Maroevic , since 2003
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