Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Chile

Diocese of San Felipe Dioecesis Sancti Philippi Diócesis de San Felipe
Cathedral of St. Philip
Location
Country	Chile
Ecclesiastical province	Santiago de Chile
Metropolitan	Santiago de Chile
Statistics
Area	10,223 km2 (3,947 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 337,000 269,000 (79.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	18 October 1925 (91 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Philip in San Felipe
Patron saint	St Philip the Apostle
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Cristián Contreras Molina
Metropolitan Archbishop	Ricardo Ezzati Andrello
Website
obispadosanfelipe.cl

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

• 18 October 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)

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

Coordinates: 32°45′05″S 70°43′26″W / 32.7514°S 70.7239°W / -32.7514; -70.7239