Roman Catholic Diocese of Valdivia

Diocese of Valdivia Dioecesis Valdiviensis Diócesis de Valdivia
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Location
Country	Chile
Ecclesiastical province	Concepción
Metropolitan	Concepción
Statistics
Area	13,679 km2 (5,281 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 297,000 237,000 (79.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	14 June 1910 (106 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina
Metropolitan Archbishop	Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib
Website
www.obispadodevaldivia.cl

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valdivia (Latin: Valdivien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Valdivia in the Ecclesiastical province of Concepción in Chile.

History

• 14 June 1910: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Valdivia from the Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud
• 25 September 1924: Promoted as Apostolic Administration of Valdivia
• 8 July 1944: Promoted as Diocese of Valdivia

Leadership

• Bishops of Valdivia (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina (2002.05.31 – present)
  • Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. (1996.06.28 – 2001.07.10)
  • Bishop Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia (Apostolic Administrator 1995.04.29 – 1996.09.08)
  • Bishop Alejandro Jiménez Lafeble (1983.12.12 – 1996.02.29)
  • Archbishop José Manuel Santos Ascarza, O.C.D. (1955.09.21 – 1983.05.03)
• Apostolic Administrators of Valdivia (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Teodoro Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. (1931.04.10 – 1942.06.20)
  • Bishop Augusto Klinke Leier (Apostolic Administrator 1910.06.19 – 1928.11.14)

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website