Roman Catholic Diocese of ValparaÃso
The Diocese of Valparaíso (Latin: Vallis Dioecesis Paradisi, Spanish: diócesis de Valparaíso ) is a diocese located in Chile of the Roman Catholic Church based in Valparaíso.
History
The Diocese of Valparaíso was born on November 2, 1872 by Pope Pius IX. out of territory of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile as a mission sui juris Valparaíso built. On October 18, 1925, the mission was sui juris Valparaíso by Pope Pius XI. charged with the Papal Bull Apostolici muneris ratio to the diocese. The diocese is the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile, is a suffragan.
Ordinaries
Apostolic Administrator of Valparaíso
- Mariano Jaime Casanova y Casanova, 1872-1885
- Donos Salvador Rodríguez, 1885-1892
- Manuel Tomás Mesa, 1892 - ...
- Ramón Angel Jara Ruz, 1894-1898, then Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud
- Eduardo Gimpert shall adapt, 1906-1925
Bishops of Valparaíso
- Eduardo Gimpert shall adapt, 1925-1937
- Rafael Lira Infante, 1938-1958
- Raúl Silva Henríquez, SDB, 1959-1961, then Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
- Emilio Tagle Covarrubias, 1961-1983
- Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos, 1983-1993
- Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez, 1993-1996, then Pro- Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
- Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa, 1996-1998, then Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
- Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar SS.CC., since 1998