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Diocese of Valdivia

Dioecesis Valdiviensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Valdivia
14 June 1910ErectedDiocese of San Carlos de Ancud Mission "Sui Iuris" of Valdivia (erected)
Apostolic Administration of Valdivia
25 September 1924ElevatedMission "Sui Iuris" of Valdivia Apostolic Administration of Valdivia
30 March 1938Territory LostApostolic Administration of Valdivia (Freiré) Vicariate Apostolic of Araucanía
8 July 1944Territory LostApostolic Administration of Valdivia (Loncoche, Gorbea, and Pitrufquén) Prefecture Apostolic of Arauca
8 July 1944Territory AddedPrefecture Apostolic of Arauca (Los Lagos, Futrono, Trumao, San Pablo, Quilacahuin, San Juan de la Costa, Rahue, and part of Panguipulli) Apostolic Administration of Valdivia
Diocese of Valdivia
8 July 1944ElevatedApostolic Administration of Valdivia Diocese of Valdivia
15 November 1955Territory LostDiocese of Puerto Montt (Puerto Octay in Osorno)
Diocese of Valdivia (Osorno)
Diocese of Osorno (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Valdivia
1950224,235257,39587.1%1844623,6165012123ap1951
1964200,000225,00088.9%1924434,651308813ap1967
1968204,120231,95588.0%1423375,516278312ap1971
1976206,396233,97788.2%1122336,254237418ap1977
1980221,661251,28288.2%1124356,333357318ap1981
1990269,035300,32489.6%1623396,898265523ap1991
1999219,000275,00079.6%1419336,63618236518ap2000
2000222,000279,00079.6%1218307,40019226818ap2001
2001212,000267,00079.4%1321346,23519237419ap2002
2002214,000269,00079.6%1321346,29419237019ap2003
2003214,000267,00080.1%1321346,29419237219ap2004
2004226,487282,58080.1%1321346,66119237219ap2005
2010237,000297,00079.8%1714317,64525155217ap2011
2014245,500308,00079.7%1017279,09228184217ap2015
2017253,110372,52067.9%1214269,735154518ap2018
2020260,400383,40067.9%1713308,68026153717ap2021
2022267,915394,73467.9%1081814,8842593017ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Valdivia
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 36, Page 321, to Page 324

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