Diocese of Valparaíso

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Bishop(s) Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC., Bishop Santiago Silva Retamales, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 18 October 1925 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Chile Square Kilometers: 4,600 (1,776 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.obispadodevalparaiso.cl/ Mailing Address: Casillas 3306 y 3749, Correo 3, Chachabuco 1701, Valparaiso, Chile Telephone: (032)25-5538 Fax: 25-4452

Historical Details

• Mission "Sui Iuris" of Valparaíso
  • Latin Name: Vallis Paradisi
  • Erected: 2 November 1872
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
  • Country: Chile

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Mariano Jaime Casanova y Casanova † (2 Nov 1872 Appointed - 1885 Resigned)
• Salvador Donos Rodríguez † ( 1885 Appointed - 1892 Died)
• Manuel Tomás Mesa † (12 Sep 1892 Appointed - )
• Ramón Angel Jara Ruz † (13 Mar 1894 Appointed - 28 Apr 1898 Appointed, Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud)
• Eduardo Gimpert Paut † (10 Mar 1906 Appointed - 29 Aug 1937 Died)
• Rafael Lira Infante † (18 Mar 1938 Appointed - 26 Oct 1958 Died)
• Raúl Silva Henríquez, S.D.B. † (24 Oct 1959 Appointed - 14 May 1961 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile)
• Emilio Tagle Covarrubias † (22 May 1961 Appointed - 3 May 1983 Retired)
• Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos † (3 May 1983 Appointed - 16 Apr 1993 Retired)
• Jorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez (16 Apr 1993 Appointed - 21 Jun 1996 Resigned)
• Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa (24 Sep 1996 Appointed - 24 Apr 1998 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile)
• Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC. (4 Dec 1998 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Valparaíso
2 November 1872	Erected	Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Valparaíso (erected)
Diocese of Valparaíso
18 October 1925	Erected	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Valparaíso	Diocese of Valparaíso (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 Valparaíso
1949	390,000	400,000	97.5%	75	139	214	1,822		190	500	32	ap1951
1965	643,000	715,000	89.9%	77	176	253	2,541		248	499	57	ap1967
1968	600,000	750,000	80.0%	85	151	236	2,542		237	461	59	ap1971
1973	660,000	750,000	88.0%	73	110	183	3,606	15	170	510	70	ap1977
1977	680,000	780,000	87.2%	72	120	192	3,541	15	196	504	69	ap1981
1990	826,000	1,033,000	80.0%	72	103	175	4,720	18	150	344	68	ap1991
1999	817,500	1,090,000	75.0%	74	106	180	4,541	29	155	351	66	ap2000
2000	817,500	1,090,000	75.0%	80	102	182	4,491	29	137	323	67	ap2001
2001	817,500	1,144,594	71.4%	86	110	196	4,170	35	126	310	68	ap2002
2002	960,000	1,200,000	80.0%	84	122	206	4,660	34	147	332	70	ap2003
2003	918,488	1,148,111	80.0%	87	104	191	4,808	34	143	349	69	ap2004
2004	918,488	1,148,111	80.0%	102	96	198	4,638	37	148	302	69	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Juan Barros Madrid (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Apr 1995 to 21 Nov 2000)
• Carlos Marcio Camus Larenas (Priest: 21 Sep 1957 to 31 Jan 1968)
• Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia (Priest: 21 Sep 1957 to 21 Nov 1966)
• Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC. (Bishop: 4 Dec 1998)
• Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa (Archbishop (Personal Title): 24 Sep 1996 to 24 Apr 1998)
• Jorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez (Bishop: 16 Apr 1993 to 21 Jun 1996)
• Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz, SS.CC. (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Apr 1988 to 16 Apr 1993)
• Santiago Silva Retamales (Priest: 24 Oct 1980; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Feb 2002)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Mariano Jaime Casanova y Casanova † (Apostolic Administrator: 2 Nov 1872 to 1885)
• Salvador Donos Rodríguez † (Apostolic Administrator: 1885 to 1892)
• Francisco Xavier Gillmore Stock † (Priest: 17 Dec 1932 to 4 Sep 1962)
• Eduardo Gimpert Paut † (Apostolic Administrator: 10 Mar 1906; Bishop: 14 Dec 1925 to 29 Aug 1937)
• Ramón Angel Jara Ruz † (Apostolic Administrator: 13 Mar 1894 to 28 Apr 1898)
• Rafael Lira Infante † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1938 to 26 Oct 1958)
• Manuel Tomás Mesa † (Apostolic Administrator: 12 Sep 1892)
• Raúl Silva Henríquez, S.D.B. † (Bishop: 24 Oct 1959 to 14 May 1961)
• Emilio Tagle Covarrubias † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 22 May 1961 to 3 May 1983)
• Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 3 May 1983 to 16 Apr 1993)