Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud
The Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud (Latin: Sancti Caroli Dioecesis Anduciae, Spanish: diócesis de San Carlos de Ancud ) is a diocese located in Chile of the Roman Catholic church located in Ancud.
History
The Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud was founded on July 1, 1840 by Pope Gregory XVI. built with the Papal Bull Ubi Primum out of territory of the Diocese of Concepción. The diocese was in its history several times parts of its territory from the creation of new dioceses. It is the Archdiocese of Puerto Montt is a suffragan.
Bishops of San Carlos de Ancud
- Justo Donoso Vivanco, 1848-1853, then Bishop of La Serena
- Vicente Gabriel Tocornal Velasco, 1853-1857
- Agustín Lucero Lazcano OP, 1886-1897
- Ramón Angel Jara Ruz, 1898-1909, then Bishop of La Serena
- Luis Antonio Castro Alvarez SS.CC., 1918-1924
- Abraham Aguilera Bravo SDB, 1924-1933
- Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre, 1934-1939, then Bishop of Puerto Montt
- Hernán Hurtado Frías, 1940-1945, then Bishop of Antofagasta
- Cándido Rada Senosiain SDB, 1945-1949
- Augusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida SS.CC., 1950-1958, then Bishop of Linares
- Alejandro Durán Moreira, 1959-1966, then Bishop of Los Ángeles
- Sergio Contreras Otoniel Navia, 1966-1974, then Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción
- Juan Luis Ysern de Arce, 1974-2005
- Juan Maria Florindo Agurto Muñoz OSM, since 2005