Diocese of San Bartolomé de Chillán

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Bishop(s) Sergio Hernán Pérez de Arce Arriagada, SS.CC., Bishop Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D., Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 1 November 2017 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Chile Square Kilometers: 12,461 (4,813 Square Miles) Official Web Site: https://diocesisdechillan.cl Mailing Address: Avda. Libertad 640, Casilla 117, Chillan, Chile Telephone: (42)220.65.00

Historical Details

• Diocese of Chillán
  • Latin Name: Chillanensis
  • Established: 1916
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione)
  • Country: Chile
  • Square Kilometers: 13,170 (5,086 Square Miles)

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Reinaldo Muñoz Olave † (1 Mar 1916 Appointed - 1920 Resigned)
• Zacarías Muñoz Henríquez † ( 1920 Appointed - 1921 Died)
• Luis Felipe Contardo Palma † ( 1921 Appointed - 9 Mar 1922 Died)
• Arturo Álvarez Silva † ( 1922 Appointed - May 1922 Resigned)
• Luis A. Venegas Henríquez † ( 1922 Appointed - 27 Jan 1924 Resigned)
• Martín Rucker Sotomayor † (14 Dec 1925 Appointed - 6 Jan 1935 Died)
• Jorge Antonio Larraín Cotapos † (20 Mar 1937 Appointed - 10 Aug 1955 Died)
• Eladio Vicuña Aránguiz † (28 Aug 1955 Appointed - 16 Jul 1974 Appointed, Archbishop of Puerto Montt)
• Francisco José Cox Huneeus, P. Schönstatt † (14 Dec 1974 Appointed - 9 Nov 1981 Resigned)
• Alberto Jara Franzoy † (30 Apr 1982 Appointed - 25 Mar 2006 Retired)
• Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D. (25 Mar 2006 Appointed - 21 Sep 2018 Resigned)
• Sergio Hernán Pérez de Arce Arriagada, SS.CC. (5 Feb 2020 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Chillán
1916	Established		Diocese of Chillán (as Territory to become a Diocese in the future)
18 October 1925	Erected	Diocese of Concepción (Ñuble and parts of Maule (Cauquenes, Chanco, and Itala))	Diocese of Chillán (erected)
20 May 1939	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Chillán (from Santiago de Chile)
20 July 1965	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) (Tucapel and Quillón)	Diocese of Chillán
22 February 1986	Territory Lost	Diocese of Chillán (Tucapel)	Diocese of Los Angeles
Diocese of San Bartolomé de Chillán
1 November 2017	Name Changed	Diocese of Chillán	Diocese of San Bartolomé de Chillán

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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 Chillán
1948	258,552	287,279	90.0%	35	40	75	3,447		57	102	26	ap1951
1966	250,000	300,000	83.3%	40	37	77	3,246		40	120	28	ap1967
1970	259,050	314,000	82.5%	33	25	58	4,466		26	110	28	ap1971
1973	262,422	358,595	73.2%	24	22	46	5,704	16	27	95	30	ap1977
1980	301,000	361,000	83.4%	26	15	41	7,341	24	17	105	30	ap1981
1990	375,000	418,000	89.7%	29	14	43	8,720	17	14	112	28	ap1991
1999	355,000	432,383	82.1%	33	12	45	7,888	21	12	95	31	ap2000
2000	353,000	433,393	81.5%	32	13	45	7,844	21	13	95	31	ap2001
2001	311,000	441,231	70.5%	32	12	44	7,068	20	12	97	31	ap2002
2002	305,200	436,002	70.0%	33	13	46	6,634	31	17	104	31	ap2003
2003	305,200	436,002	70.0%	39	14	53	5,758	31	23	99	31	ap2004
2004	305,200	436,002	70.0%	38	15	53	5,758	31	18	83	31	ap2005
2006	304,000	441,000	68.9%	37	17	54	5,629	37	19	80	31	ap2007
2013	324,900	464,000	70.0%	40	9	49	6,630	32	12	68	31	ap2014
2016	334,473	477,964	70.0%	40	8	48	6,968	30	10	69	31	ap2017
Diocese of San Bartolomé de Chillán
2017	337,820	482,745	70.0%	41	8	49	6,894	34	11	69	31	ap2018
2020	347,740	497,000	70.0%	34	6	40	8,693	31	7	59	31	ap2021
2022	357,890	511,720	69.9%	29	7	36	9,941	32	7	54	31	ap2023

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D. (Bishop: 25 Mar 2006 to 21 Sep 2018)
• Sergio Hernán Pérez de Arce Arriagada, SS.CC. (Apostolic Administrator: 21 Sep 2018; Bishop: 5 Feb 2020 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Arturo Álvarez Silva † (Ecclesiastical Governor (Vicar General): 1922 to May 1922)
• Enrique Alvear Urrutia †
• Luis Felipe Contardo Palma † (Ecclesiastical Governor (Vicar General): 1921 to 9 Mar 1922)
• Francisco José Cox Huneeus, P. Schönstatt † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1974 to 9 Nov 1981)
• Alberto Jara Franzoy † (Bishop: 30 Apr 1982 to 25 Mar 2006)
• Jorge Antonio Larraín Cotapos † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1937 to 10 Aug 1955)
• Zacarías Muñoz Henríquez † (Ecclesiastical Governor (Vicar General): 1920 to 1921)
• Reinaldo Muñoz Olave † (Ecclesiastical Governor (Vicar General): 1 Mar 1916 to 1920)
• Martín Rucker Sotomayor † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1925 to 6 Jan 1935)
• Luis A. Venegas Henríquez † (Ecclesiastical Governor (Vicar General): 1922 to 27 Jan 1924)
• Eladio Vicuña Aránguiz † (Bishop: 28 Aug 1955 to 16 Jul 1974)

Source(s)

Diocese of Chillán Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 18, Page 205, to Page 207 Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 31, Page 338, to Page 340 Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 57, Page 1,007, and Page 1,008 Diocese of San Bartolomé de Chillán Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 109, Page 1,407

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