Diocese of San Felipe (Chile)
| Diocese of San Felipe (Chile) | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Chile |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile |
| Diocesan bishop | Gonzalo Arturo Bravo Álvarez |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Cristián Contreras Molina OdeM |
| founding | 1925 |
| surface | 10,300 km² |
| Dean's offices | 3 (12/29/2008) |
| Parishes | 29 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 349,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 279,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 79.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 31 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 19 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,580 |
| Permanent deacons | 10 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Friars | 28 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 106 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | San Felipe |
| address | Casilla 123 Merced 196 San Felipe, Chile |
| Website | www.obispadosanfelipe.cl |
The Diocese of San Felipe ( lat. : Dioecesis Sancti Philippi , Span. : Diócesis de San Felipe ) is in Chile located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church , headquartered in San Felipe .
history
The diocese of San Felipe was founded on October 18, 1925 by Pope Pius XI. established with the papal bull Apostolicis muneris ratio from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile and subordinated to this as a suffragan . On April 30, 1960, the Diocese of San Felipe gave parts of its territory to the establishment of the Territorial Prelature Illapel .
Bishops of San Felipe
- Melquisedec del Canto Teran , 1925-1938
- Roberto Benardino Berríos Gaínza OFM , 1938–1957
- Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre , 1957-1963
- José Luis Castro Cabrera , 1963-1965
- Enrique Alvear Urrutia , 1965-1974
- Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos , 1974–1983, then Bishop of Valparaíso
- Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón , 1983-2001, then Bishop of Temuco
- Cristián Contreras Molina OdeM , 2002–2018
- Gonzalo Arturo Bravo Álvarez since 2020
See also
Web links
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