Diocese of Temuco

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Bishop(s) Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón, Bishop Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia, Bishop Emeritus Jorge Maria Hourton Poisson, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 18 October 1925 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Chile Square Kilometers: 18,000 (6,952 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://temuco.iglesiachile.org/ Mailing Address: Casilla 40-D, Calle Prat 565, Temuco, Chile Telephone: (045) 21-4644 Fax: 21-0516

Historical Details

• Mission "Sui Iuris" of Temuco
  • Latin Name: Temucensis
  • Erected: 1908
  • Country: Chile

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Ricardo Sepúlveda Hermosilla † ( 1908 Appointed - 1919 Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción)
• Prudencio Contardo Ibarra, C.SS.R. † (14 Dec 1925 Appointed - 15 Dec 1934 Resigned)
• Alfredo Silva Santiago † (23 Feb 1935 Appointed - 4 Feb 1939 Appointed, Bishop of Concepción)
• Augusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida, SS.CC. † (29 Aug 1939 Appointed - 9 Feb 1941 Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile)
• Alejandro Menchaca Lira † (9 Aug 1941 Appointed - 13 Sep 1960 Resigned)
• Bernardino Piñera Carvallo (10 Dec 1960 Appointed - 28 Dec 1977 Resigned)
• Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia (23 Dec 1977 Appointed - 21 Sep 2001 Retired)
• Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón (21 Sep 2001 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Temuco
1908	Erected		Mission "Sui Iuris" of Temuco (erected)
Diocese of Temuco
18 October 1925	Erected	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Temuco	Diocese of Temuco (erected)
20 June 1959	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) Diocese of Temuco	Diocese of Los Angeles (Santa Maria de) (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Temuco
1948	317,702	352,498	90.1%	20	41	61	5,208		41	105	27	ap1951
1964	300,000	350,000	85.7%	31	44	75	4,000		64	260	31	ap1967
1970	320,400	356,000	90.0%	49	30	79	4,055		45	258	28	ap1971
1976	333,500	400,000	83.4%	18	29	47	7,095	6	41	220	30	ap1977
1980	352,000	442,000	79.6%	19	30	49	7,183	15	39	190	30	ap1981
1990	386,600	495,600	78.0%	27	23	50	7,732	23	28	160	31	ap1991
1999	374,400	520,000	72.0%	40	25	65	5,760	37	31	145	32	ap2000
2000	374,400	520,000	72.0%	40	24	64	5,850	48	29	140	33	ap2001
2001	361,000	530,000	68.1%	45	27	72	5,013	48	32	140	33	ap2002
2002	361,000	530,000	68.1%	45	21	66	5,469	48	28	133	33	ap2003
2003	363,204	563,981	64.4%	47	24	71	5,115	46	27	139	33	ap2004
2004	363,204	563,981	64.4%	50	19	69	5,263	44	26	156	35	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia (Bishop: 23 Dec 1977 to 21 Sep 2001)
• Jorge Maria Hourton Poisson (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Feb 1992 to 21 Sep 2001)
• Bernardino Piñera Carvallo (Bishop: 10 Dec 1960 to 28 Dec 1977)
• Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón (Bishop: 21 Sep 2001)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Prudencio Contardo Ibarra, C.SS.R. † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1925 to 15 Dec 1934)
• Alejandro Menchaca Lira † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1941 to 13 Sep 1960)
• Augusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida, SS.CC. † (Bishop: 29 Aug 1939 to 9 Feb 1941)
• Ricardo Sepúlveda Hermosilla † (Apostolic Administrator: 1908 to 1919)
• Alfredo Silva Santiago † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1935 to 4 Feb 1939)