Diocese of San Felipe

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Melquisedec del Canto Terán † (14 Dec 1925 Appointed - 18 Mar 1938 Resigned)
• Roberto Bernardino Berríos Gaínza, O.F.M. † (19 Mar 1938 Appointed - 23 Nov 1957 Resigned)
• Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre † (23 Nov 1957 Appointed - 23 Apr 1963 Resigned)
• José Luis Castro Cabrera † (10 May 1963 Appointed - 26 Jan 1965 Died)
• Enrique Alvear Urrutia † (7 Jun 1965 Appointed - 9 Feb 1974 Resigned)
• Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos † (25 Mar 1974 Appointed - 3 May 1983 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Valparaíso)
• Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón, P. Schönstatt (20 Dec 1983 Appointed - 21 Sep 2001 Appointed, Bishop of Temuco)
• Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M. (19 Jul 2002 Appointed - 21 Sep 2018 Resigned)
• Gonzalo Arturo Bravo Álvarez (26 May 2020 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	125,000	130,000	96.2%	38	22	60	2,083		34	129	24	ap1951
1966	151,844	162,600	93.4%	32	19	51	2,977		22	169	26	ap1967
1968	155,071	167,340	92.7%	34	19	53	2,925		43	131	26	ap1971
1976	156,000	160,000	97.5%	20	34	54	2,888	2	45	165	27	ap1977
1980	180,392	196,630	91.7%	23	20	43	4,195	2	34	171	27	ap1981
1990	221,104	276,381	80.0%	36	17	53	4,171	2	32	167	29	ap1991
1999	242,000	302,000	80.1%	31	20	51	4,745	4	33	127	29	ap2000
2000	245,000	306,000	80.1%	31	20	51	4,803	2	32	126	29	ap2001
2001	248,000	310,000	80.0%	35	20	55	4,509	7	31	123	29	ap2002
2002	250,000	313,000	79.9%	34	20	54	4,629	6	30	125	29	ap2003
2003	247,224	309,028	80.0%	34	19	53	4,664	6	29	125	29	ap2004
2004	247,224	309,028	80.0%	30	21	51	4,847	12	31	120	29	ap2005
2010	269,000	337,000	79.8%	37	19	56	4,803	10	28	96	29	ap2011
2014	279,000	349,000	79.9%	31	19	50	5,580	10	28	106	29	ap2015
2017	191,233	325,000	58.8%	30	20	50	3,824	9	23	95	29	ap2018

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Gonzalo Arturo Bravo Álvarez (Bishop: 26 May 2020 - )
• Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M. (Bishop: 19 Jul 2002 to 21 Sep 2018)
• Jaime Cesar Ortiz de Lazcano Piquer (Apostolic Administrator: 21 Sep 2018 to 15 Aug 2020)
• Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón, P. Schönstatt (Bishop: 20 Dec 1983 to 21 Sep 2001)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Enrique Alvear Urrutia † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1965 to 9 Feb 1974)
• Roberto Bernardino Berríos Gaínza, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1938 to 23 Nov 1957)
• Melquisedec del Canto Terán † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1925 to 18 Mar 1938)
• José Luis Castro Cabrera † (Bishop: 10 May 1963 to 26 Jan 1965)
• Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre † (Bishop: 23 Nov 1957 to 23 Apr 1963)
• Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 25 Mar 1974; Bishop: 5 May 1974 to 3 May 1983)