Roman Catholic Diocese of Villarrica in Chile
Catholic diocese in Chile
Diocese of Villarrica Dioecesis Villaricensis Diócesis de Villarrica | |
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Location | |
Country | Chile |
Ecclesiastical province | Concepción |
Metropolitan | Concepción |
Statistics | |
Area | 18,630 km2 (7,190 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 401,000 281,000 (70.1%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 16 July 1901 (123 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Villarrica |
Patron saint | Sacred Heart |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Francisco Javier Stegmeier Schmidlin |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib |
Website | |
diocesisdevillarrica.cl |
The Diocese of Villarrica (Latin: Villaricen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Villarrica in the ecclesiastical province of Concepción in Chile.
History
- 16 July 1901: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Araucanía from the Diocese of Concepción and Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud
- 28 March 1928: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Araucanía
- 19 November 2001: Promoted as Diocese of Villarrica
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Villarrica (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Francisco Javier Stegmeier Schmidlin (2009.02.07 – )
- Bishop Sixto José Parzinger Foidl, OFMCap (2001.11.19 – 2009.02.07)
- Vicars Apostolic of Araucanía (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Sixto José Parzinger Foidl, OFMCap (1977.12.17 – 2001.11.19)
- Bishop Carlos Guillermo Hartl de Laufen, OFMCap (1958.03.05 – 1977.02.06)
- Bishop Guido Benedetto Beck de Ramberga, OFMCap (1928.03.28 – 1958.03.05)
- Prefect Apostolic of Araucanía (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Guido Benedetto Beck de Ramberga, OFMCap (1925.01.20 – 1928.03.28)
Coadjutor vicar apostolic
- Carlos Guillermo Hartl de Laufen, OFMCap (1956-1958)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas, appointed Bishop of Osorno in 2004
Sources
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Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Araucanians.
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website
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