Roman Catholic Diocese of Osorno

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Osorno (in Latin: Dioecesis Osornensis ) is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Puerto Montt, in Chile. The diocese was established on 15 November 1955 by Pope Pius XII by means of the papal bull Christianorum qui in Diocesibus.

Diocese of Osorno

Dioecesis Osornensis

Diócesis de Osorno
Location
CountryChile
Ecclesiastical provincePuerto Montt
MetropolitanPuerto Montt
Statistics
Area9,236 km2 (3,566 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2004)
221,509
113,159 (51.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established15 November 1955 (65 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Matthew in Osorno
Patron saintSt Matthew the Apostle
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopCristián Caro Cordero
Apostolic AdministratorJorge Enrique Concha Cayuqueo O.F.M.
Bishops emeritusJuan Barros Madrid

Diocesan statistics

The diocese, which comprises the entire province of Osorno in the Los Lagos region of Chile, covers a territory of 9,236 km² and has 22 parishes. According to the 2002 census by the Chilean Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 69.3% of the diocesan population of Osorno, ages 15 and over, considered themselves as Catholic. This figure represents about 154,000 Catholics out of a total population of 221,509 (2002).

The mother church of the diocese is the Cathedral of San Mateo in the city of Osorno.

Bishops of Osorno

Parishes
Osorno Cathedral interior

City of Osorno and its surroundings:

  • San Mateo Apóstol, Cathedral (1792)
  • Nuestra Señora del Carmen (1957)
  • Sagrado Corazón (1964)
  • San Francisco (1967)
  • María Reina de los Mártires (1990)
  • Santa Rosa de Lima (2001)
  • Nuestra Señora de Lourdes (1930)
  • Jesús Obrero (1964)
  • El Buen Pastor (1972)
  • San José (1980)
  • San Leopoldo Mandic (1986)

Other localities:

  • Sagrada Familia (1901), Río Negro
  • San Joaquín y Santa Ana (1910), Río Negro
  • San Juan Bautista (1806), Mission (Misión) of San Juan de la Costa
  • Cristo Resucitado (1975), Mission of Cuinco (San Juan de la Costa)
  • San Bernardino (1794), Mission of Quilacahuín (San Pablo)
  • Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (1836), San Pablo
  • San Agustín (1904), Puerto Octay
  • San Juan Nepomuceno (1909), Cancura (Osorno)
  • San Sebastián (1944), Purranque
  • Nuestra Señora de Fátima (1955), Entre Lagos (Puyehue)
  • San Pedro Apóstol (1970), Rupanco (Puyehue)

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