Diocese of Aysén
Aysenen(sis)
Apostolic vicariate · Latin Church · Aysén, Chile
Aysen is a Latin Church apostolic vicariate in southern Chile, immediately subject to the Holy See, established as an apostolic prefecture in 1940 and elevated to an apostolic vicariate in 1955, entrusted to the Servite Order. It has been led by Vicar Apostolic Bishop Luigi Infanti della Mora, O.S.M., since 1999.
The see
- Rank
- Apostolic vicariate
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 8 May 1955
- Latin
- Aysenen(sis)
- Patron
- Immaculate Conception
- Annuario code
- 001000387
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 76,000
- Population
- 97,000
- Catholic share
- 78.4%
- Priests
- 10
- Catholics per priest
- 7,600
- Extent
- 109,865 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.7
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Luigi Infanti della Mora
- Born
- 5 August 1954
- Birthplace
- Campomolle di Teor
- Institute
- SERVI DI MARIA
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral de Santa Teresita stands in Aysén, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
A missionary territory of the Latin Church in Chile, the Apostolic Vicariate of Aysén (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Aysenensis) began as an apostolic prefecture, established on 17 February 1940 by Pope Pius XII, and was raised to apostolic vicariate on 8 May 1955. Mgr. Luigi Infanti della Mora, O.S.M. currently serves as its bishop (Vicar Apostolic).
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].