Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Chile
Diocese of San Felipe
Dioecesis Sancti Philippi |
| Location |
| Country |
Chile |
| Metropolitan |
Santiago de Chile |
| Statistics |
| Area |
10,223 km2 (3,947 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2004)
309,028
247,224 (80.0%) |
| Information |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
Catedral de San Felipe |
| Current leadership |
| Bishop |
Cristián Contreras Molina, O. de M. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe (Latin: Sancti Philippi) is a diocese located in the city of San Felipe in the Ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Chile in Chile.
History
- October 18, 1925: Established as Diocese of San Felipe from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
Leadership
- Bishops of San Felipe (Roman rite)
- Bishop Cristián Contreras Molina, O. de M. (2002.07.19 – present)
- Bishop Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón (1983.12.20 – 2001.09.21)
- Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (1974.03.25 – 1983.05.03)
- Bishop Enrique Alvear Urrutia (1965.06.07 – 1974.02.09)
- Bishop José Luis Castro Cabrera (1963.05.10 – 1965.01.26)
- Bishop Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre (1957.11.23 – 1963.04.23)
- Bishop Roberto Benardino Berríos Gaínza, O.F.M. (1938.03.19 – 1957.11.23)
- Bishop Melquisedec del Canto Terán (1925.12.14 – 1938.03.19)
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| Province of Antofagasta |
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| Province of Concepción |
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| Province of La Serena |
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| Province of Puerto Montt |
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| Province of Santiago de Chile |
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