Roman Catholic Diocese of Temuco
| Diocese of Temuco Dioecesis Temucensis Diócesis de Temuco | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of St. Joseph | |
| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Ecclesiastical province | Concepción |
| Metropolitan | Concepción |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 17,474 km2 (6,747 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 590,000 382,000 (64.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1908 (107 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph in Temuco |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib |
| Emeritus Bishops |
Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia Bishop Emeritus Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón Bishop Emeritus |
| Website | |
| obispadodetemuco.cl | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Temuco (Latin: Temucen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Temuco in the Ecclesiastical province of Concepción in Chile.
History
- 1908: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Temuco from the Diocese of Concepción
- 18 October 1925: Promoted as Diocese of Temuco
Leadership
- Bishops of Temuco (Roman rite)
- Bishop Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas (2013.05.14 - present)
- Bishop Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón (2001.09.21 – 2013.05.14)
- Bishop Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia (1977.12.23 – 2001.09.21)
- Archbishop Bernardino Piñera Carvallo (1960.12.10 – 1977.12.28)
- Bishop Alejandro Menchaca Lira (1941.08.09 – 1960.09.13)
- Bishop Augusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida, SS.CC. (1939.08.29 – 1941.02.09)
- Archbishop Alfredo Silva Santiago (1935.02.23 – 1939.02.04)
- Bishop Prudencio Contardo Ibarra, C.SS.R. (1925.12.14 – 1934.12.15)
- Bishop Ricardo Sepúlveda Hermosilla (Apostolic Administrator 1908 – 1919)
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