Roman Catholic Diocese of Temuco
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.
Diocese of Temuco Dioecesis Temucensis Diócesis de Temuco | |
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 Cathedral of St. Joseph | |
| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Ecclesiastical province | Concepción |
| Metropolitan | Concepción |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 17,474 km2 (6,747 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 590,000 382,000 (64.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1908 (113 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph in Temuco |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib |
| Bishops emeritus | Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón Bishop Emeritus |
| Website | |
| obispadodetemuco.cl | |
History
- 1908: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Temuco from the Diocese of Concepción
- 18 October 1925: Promoted as Diocese of Temuco
Bishops
- Bishops of Temuco (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- 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)
- Bishop Bernardino Piñera Carvallo (1960.12.10 – 1977.12.28), resigned; appointed Archbishop of La Serena in 1983
- Bishop Alejandro Menchaca Lira (1941.08.09 – 1960.09.13)
- Bishop Augusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida, SS.CC. (1939.08.29 – 1941.02.09), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
- Bishop Alfredo Silva Santiago (1935.02.23 – 1939.02.04), appointed Bishop of Concepción; future Archbishop
- Bishop Prudencio Contardo Ibarra, C.SS.R. (1925.12.14 – 1934.12.15); was Vicar General and titular bishop here, 1920-1925
- Bishop Ricardo Sepúlveda Hermosilla (Apostolic Administrator 1908 – 1919)
Auxiliary bishop
- Jorge Maria Hourton Poisson (1992-2001)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Ricardo Sepúlveda Hermosilla (priest of diocese of Concepción who was then Vicar General here, 1908-1919; titular bishop in 1911)
Sources
| Province of Antofagasta | |
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| Province of Concepción | |
| Province of La Serena | |
| Province of Puerto Montt | |
| Province of Santiago de Chile | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions | |
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