Roman Catholic Diocese of Valparaíso

Diocese of Valparaíso Dioecesis Vallis Paradisi Diócesis de Valparaíso
Cathedral of St. James
Location
Country	Chile
Ecclesiastical province	Santiago de Chile
Metropolitan	Santiago de Chile
Statistics
Area	4,600 km2 (1,800 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 1,259,000 932,000 (74%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	2 November 1872 (144 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St James in Valparaíso
Patron saint	Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar
Metropolitan Archbishop	Ricardo Ezzati Andrello
Auxiliary Bishops	Santiago Silva Retamales
Website
www.obispadodevalparaiso.cl

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valparaíso (Latin: Vallis Paradisi) is a diocese located in the city of Valparaíso in the Ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Chile in Chile.

History

• 2 November 1872: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Valparaíso from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
• 18 October 1925: Promoted as Diocese of Valparaíso

Leadership

• Bishops of Valparaíso (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC. (1998.12.04 – present)
  • Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, Schönstatt Fathers (1996.09.24 – 1998.04.24)
  • Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez (1993.04.16 – 1996.06.21)
  • Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (1983.05.03 – 1993.04.16)
  • Archbishop Emilio Tagle Covarrubias (1961.05.22 – 1983.05.03)
  • Cardinal Raúl Silva Henríquez, S.D.B. (1959.10.24 – 1961.05.14)
  • Bishop Rafael Lira Infante (1938.03.18 – 1958.10.26)
  • Bishop Eduardo Gimpert Paut (1925.12.14 – 1937.08.29)
  • Bishop Eduardo Gimpert Paut (Apostolic Administrator 1906.03.10 – 1925.12.14)
  • Bishop Ramón Angel Jara Ruz (Apostolic Administrator 1894.03.13 – 1898.04.28)

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website