Roman Catholic Diocese of Chillán

The Diocese of Chillán (Latin: Dioecesis Chillanensis, Spanish: diócesis de Chillán ) is a diocese located in Chile of the Roman Catholic church located in Chillán.

History

The Diocese of Chillán in 1916 by Pope Benedict XV. out of territory of the Diocese of Concepción as a mission sui juris Chillán built. On October 18, 1925, the mission was sui juris Chillán by Pope Pius XI. charged with the Apostolic Constitution Apostolici Muneris ratio to the diocese. The Diocese of Chillán is the Archdiocese of Concepción is a suffragan.

Ordinaries

Apostolic Administrator of Chillán

  • Reinaldo Muñoz Olave, 1916-1920, then auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Concepción
  • Zacarias Muñoz Henríquez, 1920-1921
  • Luis Venegas A. Henríquez, 1922-1924
  • Martin Rucker Sotomayor, 1923-1925

Bishops of Chillán

  • Martin Rucker Sotomayor, 1925-1935
  • Antonio Jorge Larraín Cotapos, 1937-1955
  • Eladio Vicuña Aránguiz, 1955-1974, then Archbishop of Puerto Montt
  • Francisco José Cox Huneeus, 1974-1981, then secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family
  • Alberto Jara Franzoy, 1982-2006
  • Carlos Eduardo Barrera Pellegrin SVD, since 2006
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