Suffragan diocese Talca, Chile
Diocese of Talca
Talcen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Talca is a Latin Rite diocese in Chile's Maule Region, erected in 1925. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile, with its see at the Cathedral of Saint Augustine in Talca.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1925
- Catholics
- 457,953
- Priests
- 54
- Territory
- 17,246 km²
Parishes and churches
44 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- San JoséPelarcoView parish
- San Juan BautistaCuricóView parish
- San Juan de DiosTenoView parish
- San Luis GonzagaTalcaView parish
- San Miguel ArcángelLicanténView parish
- San PedroRaucoView parish
- San PolicarpoLa Huerta MataquitoView parish
- San RafaelSan RafaelView parish
- San SebastiánTalcaView parish
- Santa AmaliaEl SauceView parish
- Santa AnaTalcaView parish
- Santa Teresita del Niño JesúsTalcaView parish
- Santísima TrinidadCuricóView parish
- Santísimo Sacramento de la EucaristíaHualañéView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Galo Fernández Villaseca
- Born
- 3 February 1961
- Birthplace
- Santiago de Chile
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Augustine stands in Talca, 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 suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile, the Diocese of Talca (Latin: Dioecesis Talcensis) has its cathedral in the city of Talca. Galo Fernández Villaseca, its current bishop, received his appointment on 20 March 2021.