Roman Catholic Diocese of Valparaíso
Diocese of Valparaíso
Dioecesis Vallis Paradisi |
| Location |
| Country |
Chile |
| Metropolitan |
Santiago de Chile |
| Statistics |
| Area |
4,600 km2 (1,800 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2004)
1,148,111
918,488 (80.0%) |
| Information |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
Catedral de Santiago |
| Current leadership |
| Bishop |
Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC. |
| Auxiliary Bishop |
Santiago Silva Retamales |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valparaíso (Latin: Vallis Paradisi) is a diocese located in the city of Valparaíso in the Ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Chile in Chile.
History
- November 2, 1872: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Valparaíso from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
- October 18, 1925: Promoted as Diocese of Valparaíso
Leadership
- Bishops of Valparaíso (Roman rite)
- Bishop Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC. (1998.12.04 – present)
- Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, Schönstatt Fathers (1996.09.24 – 1998.04.24)
- Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez (1993.04.16 – 1996.06.21)
- Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (1983.05.03 – 1993.04.16)
- Archbishop Emilio Tagle Covarrubias (1961.05.22 – 1983.05.03)
- Cardinal Raúl Silva Henríquez, S.D.B. (1959.10.24 – 1961.05.14)
- Bishop Rafael Lira Infante (1938.03.18 – 1958.10.26)
- Bishop Eduardo Gimpert Paut (1925.12.14 – 1937.08.29)
- Bishop Eduardo Gimpert Paut (Apostolic Administrator 1906.03.10 – 1925.12.14)
- Bishop Ramón Angel Jara Ruz (Apostolic Administrator 1894.03.13 – 1898.04.28)
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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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