Diocese of Villarrica

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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.

Bishop
Francisco Javier Stegmeier Schmidlin
Latin name
Villaricen(sis)
Established
2001
Cathedral
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (Catedral del Sagrado Corazón), Villarrica
Patron
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Concepción (Archdiocese of Concepción)
Catholics
281,000
Chancery
Gerónimo de Alderete 939, Villarrica, Chile
Telephone
Tel. 995.374.486; [45]220.26.00
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001000109 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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