Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bartolomé de Chillán

Coordinates: 36°36′24″S 72°06′08″W / 36.6068°S 72.1021°W / -36.6068; -72.1021
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Diocese of San Bartolomé de Chillán

Dioecesis Sancti Bartholomaie de Chillán

Diócesis de San Bartolomé de Chillán
Cathedral of St. Bartholomew
Location
CountryChile
Ecclesiastical provinceConcepción
MetropolitanConcepción
Statistics
Area12,461 km2 (4,811 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
441,000
304,000 (68.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established1916 (107–108 years ago)
CathedralCathedral St Bartholomew in Chillán
Patron saintSt. Bartholomew the Apostle
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSergio Hernán Pérez de Arce Arriagada, SS.CC.
Metropolitan ArchbishopFernando Natalio Chomalí Garib
Bishops emeritusAlberto Jara Franzoy, Carlos Pellegrín Barrera
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bartolomé de Chillán (Latin: Sancti Bartholomaie de Chillán) is a diocese located in the city of Chillán in the ecclesiastical province of Concepción in Chile. (The diocese name was changed on November 1, 2017.)

History[edit]

  • 1916: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Chillán from the Diocese of Concepción
  • 18 October 1925: Promoted as Diocese of Chillán
  • 1 November 2017: Renamed as Diocese of San Bartolome de Chillán

Leadership, in reverse chronological order[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 21.09.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.

Sources[edit]

36°36′24″S 72°06′08″W / 36.6068°S 72.1021°W / -36.6068; -72.1021