The Archdiocese of Puerto Montt (in

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: ''Archidioecesis Portus Montt'') is a

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church, in

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. Its suffragan dioceses are: Osorno,

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and Punta Arenas.

History

The diocese of Puerto Montt was created with territory carved out of the diocese of San Carlos de Ancud, on 11 April 1939, by

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and elevated to Archdiocese and

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on May 10, 1963. The "Virgen del Carmen" is the

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of the archdiocese.

Diocesan statistics

The archdiocese, which comprises the entire province of Llanquihue in the

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of Chile, covers a territory of 18,205 km² and has 31

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es. The estimated catholic population of the diocese is about 235,000 out of a total population of 330,000.Puerto Montt (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]
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, was built in 1870 in the Doric order, doric style and is dedicated to the "Virgen del Carmen".

Ordinaries of Puerto Montt

;Bishops *Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre (29 April 1939 – 23 November 1957 appointed bishop of San Felipe) *Alberto Rencoret Donoso (21 March 1958, appointed as archbishop May 10, 1963 – 18 May 1970, resigned) ;Archbishops *

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, translated from

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(16 July 1974 – 13 May 1987 retired) *Savino Bernardo Maria Cazzaro Bertollo, O.S.M. translated from the

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(8 February 1988 – 27 February 2001, retired) *Cristián Caro Cordero, former auxiliary bishop of

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(27 February 2001 – 11 June 2018)

Auxiliary bishop

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(1969-1974), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile

Parishes and Sanctuaries

Parishes: *Matriz Nuestra Señora del Carmen, (Cathedral)

*San Pedro, Puerto Montt (Angelmó) *Cristo Rey, Puerto Montt *San Antonio de Padua, Puerto Montt (Bellavista) *Cristo Crucificado, Puerto Montt *María Madre y Reina, Puerto Montt *San Pablo, Puerto Montt *Buen Pastor, Puerto Montt *Nuestra Señora de Fátima, Puerto Montt *San Miguel Arcángel,

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-Puluqui *María Inmaculada, Cochamó *Santo Toribio, Las Quemas *San Pedro, Los Muermos *San José, Llanquihue *Espíritu Santo, Fresia *Inmaculada Concepción,

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*Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Maullín *Santa Rosa, Nueva Braunau *Nuestra Señora de Fátima, Puerto Chico *Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, Puerto Varas *Inmaculada Concepción, Río Frío *San Pedro, Rolecha *San Andrés, Tegualda Sanctuaries: *

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(''Gruta'') "Nuestra Señora de Lourdes", Puerto Montt

References

External links

Archdiocese of Puerto Montt at the Catholic-hierarchy website
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1939 establishments in Chile