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Archdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione)

Archidioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 20 May 1939
  • Metropolitan See
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Chile
  • Square Kilometers: 11,400 (4,403 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://iglesiadeconcepcion.cl
  • Mailing Address: Caupolican 491, Casilla 65-C, Concepcion, Chile
  • Telephone: (41)262.61.13
  • Fax: (41)262.61.80

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of La Imperial
22 May 1563ErectedDiocese of Santiago de Chile Diocese of La Imperial (erected)
Diocese of Concepción
7 February 1603Name ChangedDiocese of La Imperial Diocese of Concepción
1 July 1840Territory LostDiocese of Concepción Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud (erected)
16 July 1901Territory LostDiocese of Concepción Prefecture Apostolic of Araucanía (erected)
18 October 1925Territory LostDiocese of Concepción (Ñuble and parts of Maule (Cauquenes, Chanco, and Itala)) Diocese of Chillán (erected)
18 October 1925Territory LostDiocese of Concepción (Linares and Constitución in Maule) Diocese of Linares (erected)
18 October 1925Territory LostDiocese of Concepción (Malleco and part of Cautín) Diocese of Temuco (erected)
Archdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione)
20 May 1939ElevatedDiocese of Concepción Archdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione)
20 June 1959Territory LostArchdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) (Biobío)
Diocese of Temuco (Collipulli (in Malleco))
Diocese of Los Angeles (erected)
20 July 1965Territory LostArchdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) (Tucapel and Quillón) Diocese of Chillán

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione)
1950525,000530,00099.1%61631244,2338031040ap1951
1966680,000756,00089.9%56641205,6666735049ap1967
1970689,046798,70086.3%66731394,9577536051ap1971
1976729,834851,12585.7%50661166,29167032450ap1977
1980740,000885,00083.6%51671186,27167921154ap1981
1990751,9141,002,55475.0%50651156,53857424052ap1991
1999649,3101,150,00056.5%59641235,27876924653ap2000
2000649,3501,150,00056.5%60641245,236106824653ap2001
2001649,3501,150,00056.5%53661195,456117024653ap2002
2002655,0001,161,00056.4%67681354,851177224653ap2003
2003648,8001,150,00056.4%65641295,029176721952ap2004
2004599,1501,150,00052.1%69661354,438219420753ap2005
2006612,0001,176,00052.0%69601294,744298820753ap2007
2013681,0001,283,00053.1%69551245,491428117655ap2014
2016809,4061,381,34658.6%71381097,425526315555ap2017
2019833,7001,422,77058.6%68431117,510586214455ap2020
2021801,1501,367,14458.6%59431027,854566714065ap2022
2023815,0001,390,00058.6%55481037,912567211755ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Concepción
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 174
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 158
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 167
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 177
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 159
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 220
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 144
  • Archdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione)
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 31, Page 338, to Page 340

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