Diocese of Osorno
| Diocese of Osorno | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Chile |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Puerto Montt |
| Diocesan bishop | Jorge Enrique Concha Cayuqueo OFM (appointed) |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Juan Barros Madrid |
| founding | 1955 |
| surface | 9,236 km² |
| Dean's offices | 4 (12/30/2008) |
| Parishes | 22 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 248,076 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 128,636 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 51.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 15 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 21 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,573 |
| Permanent deacons | 23 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 26 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 55 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral San Mateo Apóstol |
| Website | www.iglesia.cl |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Osorno ( lat. : Dioecesis Osornensis , span. : Diócesis de Osorno ) is in Chile located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Osorno .
history
The Diocese of Osorno was on November 15, 1955 by Pope Pius XII. erected with the papal bull Christianorum qui in diocesibus from cedings of territory of the dioceses of Puerto Montt and Valdivia . It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Puerto Montt as a suffragan .
Bishops of Osorno
- Francisco Maximiano Valdés Subercaseaux OFMCap , 1956–1982
- Miguel Caviedes Medina , 1982–1994, then Bishop of Los Ángeles
- Alejandro Goić Karmelić , 1994–2003, then coadjutor bishop of Rancagua
- René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas , 2004–2013, then Archbishop of La Serena
- Juan Barros Madrid , 2015-2018
- Jorge Enrique Concha Cayuqueo OFM , since 2020
See also
Web links
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