Diocese of Valparaíso

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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.

Bishop
Jorge Patricio Vega Velasco
Latin name
Vallis Paradisi
Erected
18 October 1925
Cathedral
Cathedral of St. James (Catedral de Santiago Apóstol), Valparaíso
Patron
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Santiago de Chile (Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile)
Catholics
932,000
Chancery
Calle Chacabuco 1774, Valparaíso, Chile
Telephone
Tel. 992.406.279
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001000073 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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