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Diocese of Melipilla
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The Diocese of San José de Melipilla is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in central Chile, established in 1991 from territory of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile, to which it is suffragan. Its seat is the Cathedral of St Joseph in Melipilla.
- Bishop
- Cristián Contreras Villarroel
- Latin name
- Melipillen(sis)
- Erected
- 4 April 1991
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of St Joseph
- Patron
- Saint Joseph
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Santiago de Chile
- Catholics
- 385,970
- Chancery
- Obispado, San Agustín 277, Casilla 114, Melipilla, Chile
- Telephone
- Tel. [2]2832.34.56
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of San Bernardo 49 km
- Diocese of Santiago 60 km
- Cile 64 km
- Diocese of Rancagua 69 km
- Diocese of San Felipe 77 km
- Diocese of Valparaíso 81 km
Parishes near the see
- Nuestra Señora de la Merced · Melipilla 1 km
- Sagrada Familia · Melipilla 1 km
- Santa Teresa de los Andes · Melipilla 1 km
- Santa Rosa de Lima · Chocalán 4 km
- Nuestra Señora de Lourdes · Bollenar 14 km
- Nuestra Señora de la Presentación · Mallarauco 15 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002216 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08