Diocese of San Felipe Dioecesis Sancti Philippi Diócesis de San Felipe | |
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 Cathedral of St. Philip | |
| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santiago de Chile |
| Metropolitan | Santiago de Chile |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,223 km2 (3,947 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 337,000 269,000 (79.8%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 18 October 1925 (98 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Philip in San Felipe |
| Patron saint | St Philip the Apostle |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Gonzalo Arturo Bravo Álvarez |
| Website | |
| obispadosanfelipe.cl | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe (Latin: Sancti Philippi) is a diocese located in the city of San Felipe in the ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Chile in Chile. The diocese was led by an apostolic administrator, Jaime Ortiz de Lazcano Piquer, from 21 September 2018 (when Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Cristián Contreras Molina,[1] whom the Vatican had found innocent of charges of sexual abuse and who had had civil charges dropped for lack of evidence.[2]) until 26 May 2020, when Gonzalo Arturo Bravo Álvarez was appointed the new Bishop (consecrated and installed on 13 August).
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History
- 18 October 1925: Established as Diocese of San Felipe from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
Leadership
- Bishops of San Felipe (Roman Rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Gonzalo Arturo Bravo Álvarez (May 26, 2020 – present)
- Bishop Cristián Contreras Molina, O. de M. (July 19, 2002 – September 21, 2018)
- Bishop Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón (December 20, 1983 – September 21, 2001), appointed Bishop of Temuco
- Archbishop (personal title) Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (March 25, 1974 – May 3, 1983), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Valparaíso
- Bishop Enrique Alvear Urrutia (June 7, 1965 – February 9, 1974)
- Bishop José Luis Castro Cabrera (May 10, 1963 – January 26, 1965)
- Bishop Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre (November 23, 1957 – April 23, 1963)
- Bishop Roberto Benardino Berríos Gaínza, O.F.M. (March 19, 1938 – November 23, 1957)
- Bishop Melquisedec del Canto Terán (December 14, 1925 – March 19, 1938)
References
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 21.09.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Pope Lets More Bishops Go as Part of Chile Sex Abuse Fallout". The New York Times. Associated Press. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
Sources
| Province of Antofagasta | |
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| Province of Concepción | |
| Province of La Serena | |
| Province of Puerto Montt | |
| Province of Santiago de Chile | |
| Sui iuris jurisdictions | |
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