Territorial Prelature Illapel
| Territorial Prelature Illapel | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Chile |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of La Serena |
| prelate | Jorge Patricio Vega Velasco SVD |
| Emeritus prelate | Rafael de la Barra Tagle SVD |
| Vicar General | Guillermo Bravo Fuentes |
| founding | 1960 |
| surface | 10,350 km² |
| Parishes | 12 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 85,400 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 81,400 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 95.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 12 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 7 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,284 |
| Friars | 8 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 31 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de San Rafael |
| Website | http://www.iglesia.cl/illapel/ |
The territorial prelate Illapel ( lat. : Territorialis Praelatura Ilapensis , span. : Prelatura de Illapel ) is in Chile located Roman Catholic territorial prelate based in Illapel .
history
The Territorial Prelature Illapel was on April 30, 1960 by Pope John XXIII. Erected with the Apostolic Constitution Ad hominis similitudinem from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of La Serena and the Diocese of San Felipe and subordinated to the Archdiocese of La Serena as a suffragan .
Prelates of Illapel
- Cirilo Polidoro Van Vlierberghe OFM , 1966-1984
- Pablo Lizama Riquelme , 1985–1988, then auxiliary bishop in Talca
- Rafael de la Barra Tagle SVD , 1989-2010
- Jorge Patricio Vega Velasco SVD, since 2010
See also
Web links
Commons : Territorial Prelature Illapel - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry on Territorial Prelature Illapel on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Territorial Prelature Illapel on gcatholic.org