Suffragan diocese Valparaíso, Chile
Diocese of Valparaíso
Vallis Paradisi
Latin Church
The Diocese of Valparaíso is a Latin Church diocese in central Chile, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. It was promoted to diocese status in 1925 and has been led by Bishop Jorge Vega Velasco since 2021.
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- Established
- 1925
- Catholics
- 932,000
- Priests
- 106
- Territory
- 4,600 km²
Parishes and churches
70 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Espíritu Santo y Virgen del CarmenValparaíso · CathedralView parish
- El Salvador del MundoValparaísoView parish
- Inmaculada ConcepciónViña del MarView parish
- Inmaculado Corazón de MaríaValparaísoView parish
- Jesucristo MisioneroViña del MarView parish
- Jesús el Buen PastorValparaísoView parish
- La Asuncion de la Virgen MaríaViña del MarView parish
- La Asunción de MaríaPeñablancaView parish
- La Resurrección del SeñorLas DichasView parish
- Los Doce ApóstolesValparaísoView parish
- Madre de DiosViña del MarView parish
- Nuestra Señora de AndacolloValparaísoView parish
- Nuestra Señora de FátimaViña del MarView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la EsperanzaValparaísoView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la Medalla MilagrosaValparaísoView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la MercedQuillotaView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la PurificaciónAlgarroboView parish
- Nuestra Señora de las MercedesIsla Robinson CrusoeView parish
- Nuestra Señora de las MercedesConcónView parish
- Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes de Puerto ClaroValparaísoView parish
- Nuestra Señora de los DesamparadosQuillotaView parish
- Nuestra Señora de los DoloresViña del MarView parish
- Nuestra Señora de LourdesLimacheView parish
- Nuestra Señora de Lourdes de los PlaceresValparaísoView parish
- Nuestra Señora del CarmenLo VásquezView parish
- Nuestra Señora del CarmenValparaísoView parish
- Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo SocorroValparaísoView parish
- Nuestra Señora del PilarValparaísoView parish
- Nuestra Señora del RosarioOlmuéView parish
- Nuestra Señora del RosarioPuchuncavíView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Jorge Patricio Vega Velasco
- Born
- 12 June 1957
- Birthplace
- Santiago de Chile
- Institute
- SOCIETÀ DEL VERBO DIVINO (VERBITI)
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. James (Catedral de Santiago Apóstol), Valparaíso stands in Valparaíso, 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
In central Chile, within the ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Chile, lies the suffragan Latin Diocese of Valparaíso (Latin: Vallis Paradisi). Its cathedral episcopal see, the Catedral de Santiago in the city of Valparaíso, Valparaíso Province, honors the Apostle St. James the Elder (Spanish: Santiago) and is a Minor World Heritage Site.