Archdiocese of Puerto Montt
| Archdiocese of Puerto Montt | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Chile |
| Diocesan bishop | Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Cristián Caro Cordero |
| founding | April 1, 1939 |
| surface | 17,664 km² |
| Parishes | 32 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 405.208 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 290.210 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 71.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 29 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 14 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,749 |
| Permanent deacons | 31 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 15 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 55 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Nuestra Señora del Carmen |
| Website | www.arzobispadodepuertomontt.cl |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Osorno Diocese of Punta Arenas Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Puerto Montt ( lat. : Archidioecesis Portus Montt , span. : Arquidiócesis de Puerto Montt ) is an in Chile located Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church , located in Puerto Montt .
history
The diocese of Puerto Montt was founded on April 1, 1939 by Pope Pius XII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Summi Pontificatus from cessions of territory of the diocese of San Carlos de Ancud . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Concepción as a suffragan . The diocese gave up on November 15, 1955 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Osorno .
On May 10, 1963 the diocese of Puerto Montt was by Pope John XXIII. raised to the archbishopric with the Apostolic Constitution Apostolicae Sedis .
Bishops
Bishops of Puerto Montt
- Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre , 1939–1957, then Bishop of San Felipe
- Alberto Rencoret Donoso , 1958-1963
Archbishops of Puerto Montt
- Alberto Rencoret Donoso, 1963-1970
- Eladio Vicuña Aránguiz , 1974–1987
- Savino Bernardo Maria Cazzaro Bertollo OSM , 1988-2001
- Cristián Caro Cordero , 2001-2018
- Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez , since 2019
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Puerto Montt (Spanish)
- Entry for the Archdiocese of Puerto Montt on catholic-hierarchy.org