Roman Catholic Diocese of Chillán

Diocese of San Bartolomé de Chillán Dioecesis Sancti Bartholomaie de Chillán Diócesis de San Bartolomé de Chillán
Cathedral of St. Bartholomew
Location
Country	Chile
Ecclesiastical province	Concepción
Metropolitan	Concepción
Statistics
Area	12,461 km2 (4,811 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 441,000 304,000 (68.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1916 (105 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral St Bartholomew in Chillán
Patron saint	St. Bartholomew the Apostle
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	, SS.CC.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib
Bishops emeritus	Alberto Jara Franzoy, Carlos Pellegrín Barrera
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bartolomé de Chillán (Latin: Chillanen(sis)) 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[]

• 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[]

• Bishops of San Bartolome de Chillán (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Sergio Hernán Pérez de Arce Arriagada, SS.CC. (6 February 2020 –)
  • Bishop Carlos Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D. (see below 2017 November 1 – 2018 September 21)
• Bishops of Chillán (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Carlos Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D. (2006 March 25 – 2017 November 1 see above)^[1]
  • Bishop Alberto Jara Franzoy (1982 April 30 – 2006 March 25)
  • Bishop Francisco José Cox Huneeus (1974 December 14 – 1981 November 9), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of La Serena
  • Bishop Eladio Vicuña Aránguiz (1955 August 28 – 1974 July 16), appointed Archbishop of Puerto Montt
  • Bishop (1937 March 20 – 1955 August 10)
  • Bishop (1925 December 14 – 1935 January 6)
  • Bishop Martín Rucker Sotomayor (Apostolic Administrator 1923 March 16 – 1925 December 14)
  • (Apostolic Administrator 1922 – 1924)
  • (Apostolic Administrator 1920 – 1921)
  • Bishop (Apostolic Administrator 1916 March 1 – 1920)

References[]

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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

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