Roman Catholic Diocese of Valdivia
| Diocese of Valdivia Dioecesis Valdiviensis Diócesis de Valdivia | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary | |
| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Ecclesiastical province | Concepción |
| Metropolitan | Concepción |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,679 km2 (5,281 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 297,000 237,000 (79.8%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 14 June 1910 (104 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of the Rosary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib |
| Website | |
| www.obispadodevaldivia.cl | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valdivia (Latin: Valdivien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Valdivia in the Ecclesiastical province of Concepción in Chile.
History
- 14 June 1910: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Valdivia from the Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud
- 25 September 1924: Promoted as Apostolic Administration of Valdivia
- 8 July 1944: Promoted as Diocese of Valdivia
Leadership
- Bishops of Valdivia (Roman rite)
- Bishop Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina (2002.05.31 – present)
- Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. (1996.06.28 – 2001.07.10)
- Bishop Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia (Apostolic Administrator 1995.04.29 – 1996.09.08)
- Bishop Alejandro Jiménez Lafeble (1983.12.12 – 1996.02.29)
- Archbishop José Manuel Santos Ascarza, O.C.D. (1955.09.21 – 1983.05.03)
- Apostolic Administrators of Valdivia (Roman rite)
- Bishop Teodoro Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. (1931.04.10 – 1942.06.20)
- Bishop Augusto Klinke Leier (Apostolic Administrator 1910.06.19 – 1928.11.14)
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