Roman Catholic Diocese of Temuco

Diocese of Temuco Dioecesis Temucensis Diócesis de Temuco
Cathedral of St. Joseph
Location
Country	Chile
Ecclesiastical province	Concepción
Metropolitan	Concepción
Statistics
Area	17,474 km2 (6,747 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 590,000 382,000 (64.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1908 (108 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Joseph in Temuco
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas
Metropolitan Archbishop	Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib
Emeritus Bishops	Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia Bishop Emeritus Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón Bishop Emeritus
Website
obispadodetemuco.cl

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

History

• 1908: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Temuco from the Diocese of Concepción
• 18 October 1925: Promoted as Diocese of Temuco

Leadership

• Bishops of Temuco (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas (2013.05.14 - present)
  • Bishop Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón (2001.09.21 – 2013.05.14)
  • Bishop Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia (1977.12.23 – 2001.09.21)
  • Archbishop Bernardino Piñera Carvallo (1960.12.10 – 1977.12.28)
  • Bishop Alejandro Menchaca Lira (1941.08.09 – 1960.09.13)
  • Bishop Augusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida, SS.CC. (1939.08.29 – 1941.02.09)
  • Archbishop Alfredo Silva Santiago (1935.02.23 – 1939.02.04)
  • Bishop Prudencio Contardo Ibarra, C.SS.R. (1925.12.14 – 1934.12.15)
  • Bishop Ricardo Sepúlveda Hermosilla (Apostolic Administrator 1908 – 1919)

Sources

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website