Suffragan diocese Linares, Chile
Diocese of Linares
Linaren(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of San Ambrosio de Linares is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in Chile's Maule Region, established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. Tomislav Koljatic Maroevic has been its sixth bishop since 2003.
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- Established
- 1925
- Catholics
- 271,038
- Priests
- 41
- Territory
- 15,110 km²
Parishes and churches
29 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- San AmbrosioLinares · CathedralView parish
- Inmaculado Corazón de MaríaLinaresView parish
- Jesús ObreroLinaresView parish
- La MercedSan JavierView parish
- María AuxiliadoraLinaresView parish
- María PeregrinaLinaresView parish
- Niño JesúsVilla AlegreView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la Buena EsperanzaPanimávidaView parish
- Nuestra Señora del CarmenLinaresView parish
- Nuestra Señora del CarmenNiriviloView parish
- Nuestra Señora del Rosario de PompeyaLinaresView parish
- Nuestra Señora del TránsitoPutúView parish
- San Antonio de PaduaLinaresView parish
- San Francisco de AsísCauquenesView parish
- San Francisco de AsísParralView parish
- San Francisco JavierSan JavierView parish
- San IgnacioEmpedradoView parish
- San JoséParralView parish
- San JuanOrilla de MauleView parish
- San LorenzoLongavíView parish
- San Luis GonzagaSauzalView parish
- San Miguel ArcángelChancoView parish
- San PedroCauquenesView parish
- San RamónRetiroView parish
- San Sebastián de Los CuartelesParralView parish
- Santa CruzYerbas BuenasView parish
- Santa RosaMelozalView parish
- Santo ToribioConstituciónView parish
- Santos ChilenosLinaresView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Tomislav Koljatic Maroevic
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The cathedral
Cathedral of San Ambrosio stands in Linares, 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.
This see in the wire
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Diocese of Linares holds Cantata 2026
The Diocese of Linares held Cantata 2026 at the Gimnasio Municipal de Linares to honor Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the Queen and Mother of Chile. Hosted by Miguel Ángel Venegas, the community event combined music, prayer, folklore, and history. The celebration marked the 100 years of the coronation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel as Queen and Mother of Chile. The program included a musical opening by the Coro Jesús González Campón, which celebrated 75 years of history under the artistic direction of Patricio Navarrete. Other participants included the Conjunto de Proyección Folclórica Coironal de Linares, led by founder Ricardo Lobos Bahamondes, and the Agrupación Artística Amantes del Folclor from Vara Gruesa, which performed pieces inspired by devotional expressions from the north.
- Bishop Tomislav Koljatic blesses new chapel in Los Laureles
- Diocese of Linares blesses new San Francisco de Asís Chapel
- Diocese of Linares offers guided tours of Linares Cathedral
- Bishop Koljatic presides over Solidarity Day Mass
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