Roman Catholic Diocese of Melipilla

Diocese of Melipilla

Dioecesis Melipillensis

Diócesis de Melipilla
Location
CountryChile
Ecclesiastical provinceSantiago de Chile
Statistics
Area6,217 km2 (2,400 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 482,462
  • 385,970 (80.0%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established4 April 1991 (34 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Joseph in Melipilla
Patron saintSaint Joseph
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopCristián Contreras Villarroel
Website
www.iglesiademelipilla.cl

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Melipilla (Latin: Melipillen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Melipilla in the ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Chile in Chile.

History

  • 4 April 1991: Established as Diocese of Melipilla from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile

Bishops

  • Bishops of Melipilla (Latin Church), in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop Cristián Contreras Villarroel (2014.03.07 – present)
    • Bishop Enrique Troncoso Troncoso (2000.05.28 – 2014.03.07)
    • Bishop Pablo Lizama Riquelme (1991.04.04 – 1999.01.04), appointed Bishop of Chile, Military; future Archbishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto, appointed Prelate of Calama in 2003

Sources


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