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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- 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.
- Santa InésViña del MarView parish
- Santa IsabelEl MelónView parish
- Santa María de los ÁngelesReñacaView parish
- Santa María Madre de la IglesiaQuilpuéView parish
- Santa María Reina del ParaísoCasablancaView parish
- Santa Teresita del Niño JesúsQuillotaView parish
- Santo Nombre de JesúsLa CaleraView parish
- Santísima TrinidadLimacheView parish
- Santísimos Corazones de Jesús y MaríaQuilpuéView parish
- Virgen del CarmenViña del MarView 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.