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Diocese of San Felipe

Dioecesis Sancti Philippi



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 18 October 1925
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Chile
  • Square Kilometers: 10,302 (3,979 Square Miles)
  • Description: Los Andes, Petorca, and San Felipe de Aconcagua
  • Official Web Site: https://www.diocesisdesanfelipe.cl
  • Mailing Address: Merced 812, Casilla 197, San Felipe, Chile
  • Telephone: 994.562.210

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
18 October 1925ErectedArchdiocese of Santiago de Chile (San Felipe (except Llay Llay), Los Andes, and Petorca along with Los Vilos) Diocese of San Felipe (erected)
30 April 1960Territory LostArchdiocese of La Serena
Diocese of San Felipe
Territorial Prelature of Illapel (erected)
16 November 1964Territory AddedDiocese of Valparaíso (Ghagres in Aconcagua) Diocese of San Felipe
28 October 1981Territory AddedDiocese of Valparaíso (Llay Llay) Diocese of San Felipe

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1949125,000130,00096.2%3822602,0833412924ap1951
1966151,844162,60093.4%3219512,9772216926ap1967
1968155,071167,34092.7%3419532,9254313126ap1971
1976156,000160,00097.5%2034542,88824516527ap1977
1980180,392196,63091.7%2320434,19523417127ap1981
1990221,104276,38180.0%3617534,17123216729ap1991
1999242,000302,00080.1%3120514,74543312729ap2000
2000245,000306,00080.1%3120514,80323212629ap2001
2001248,000310,00080.0%3520554,50973112329ap2002
2002250,000313,00079.9%3420544,62963012529ap2003
2003247,224309,02880.0%3419534,66462912529ap2004
2004247,224309,02880.0%3021514,847123112029ap2005
2010269,000337,00079.8%3719564,80310289629ap2011
2014279,000349,00079.9%3119505,580102810629ap2015
2017191,233325,00058.8%3020503,8249239529ap2018
2020213,043337,72063.1%2713405,32620207729ap2021
2022219,285347,78063.1%257326,85218138229ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 18, Page 201, to Page 204
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 1,032, and Page 1,033
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 74, Page 61, and Page 62

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