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Suffragan diocese Villarrica, Chile

Diocese of Villarrica

Villaricen(sis)

The Diocese of Villarrica is a Latin Church diocese in southern Chile, erected as a diocese on 19 November 2001 from the former Apostolic Prefecture of Araucanía. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Concepción and has been led by Bishop Francisco Stegmeier since 2009.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (Catedral del Sagrado Corazón), Villarrica, in Villarrica, Chile.

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Established
2001
Catholics
281,000
Priests
45
Territory
18,630 km²

Parishes and churches

32 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
Francisco Javier Stegmeier Schmidlin
Born
19 May 1962
Birthplace
Los Ángeles (Cile)

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (Catedral del Sagrado Corazón), Villarrica stands in Villarrica, 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

The city of Villarrica gives its name and seat to this diocese (Latin: Villaricen(sis)), part of the ecclesiastical province of Concepción in Chile.