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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.

On the map

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Valparaíso, Chile, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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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.

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.