The
Roman Catholic
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Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud (in
Latin
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: ''Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Anduciae'') is a suffragan
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
of the
archdiocese of Puerto Montt, in Chile. Its current
bishop
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is Mgr. Juan María Florindo Agurto Muñoz. The retired (
emeritus
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) bishop is Mgr. Juan Luis Ysern de Arce.
History
The diocese is one of the oldest catholic dioceses in Chile. It was established by
Pope Gregory XVI
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, by means of the ''
Bulla
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'' "Ubi Primum" on 1 July 1840. The current Chilean dioceses of
Villarrica,
Valdivia
Valdivia (; Mapuche: Ainil) is a city and commune in southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder Pedro de Valdivia and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle, Valdivia, and Cau-Cau R ...
,
Osorno,
Puerto Montt
Puerto Montt (Mapuche: Meli Pulli) is a port city and commune in southern Chile, located at the northern end of the Reloncaví Sound in the Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region, 1,055 km to the south of the capital, Santiago. The commune spa ...
,
Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas (; historically Sandy Point in English) is the capital city of Chile's southernmost region, Magallanes and Antarctica Chilena. The city was officially renamed as Magallanes in 1927, but in 1938 it was changed back to "Punta Aren ...
and the
Apostolic Vicariate of Aysén
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have all been carved out of the original territory of the diocese of San Carlos de Ancud, at different times.
Diocesan statistics
The diocese, which comprises the provinces of
Chiloé and
Palena, in the
Los Lagos region
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of Chile, covers a territory of 24,283 km² and has 26
parish
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es. Its estimated catholic population is about 117,000 out of a total population of 152,000.
The diocesan
cathedral
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("El Sagrario"
parish
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), is located in the city of
Ancud
Ancud () is a city in southern Chile located in the northernmost part of the island and province of Chiloé, in Los Lagos Region. It is the second largest city of Chiloé Archipelago after Castro. The city was established in 1768 to function as t ...
.
Bishops
Bishops of San Carlos de Ancud
* Justo Donoso Vivanco † (3 July 1848 – 19 March 1853 appointed bishop of
La Serena)
* Vicente Gabriel Tocornal Velasco † (10 March 1853 – 11 November 1857, died)
* Juan Francisco de Paula Solar Mery † (20 March 1857 – 21 April 1882, died)
* Agustín Lucero Lazcano † (11 December 1886 – 3 December 1897, died)
* Ramón Angel Jara Ruz † (28 April 1898 – 31 August 1909 appointed bishop of
La Serena)
* Pedro Armengol Valenzuela Poblete † (30 June 1910 – 16 December 1916, resigned)
* Luis Antonio Castro Alvarez † (21 February 1918 – 23 October 1924, resigned)
* Abraham Aguilera Bravo † (24 October 1924 – 30 April 1933, died)
* Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre † (22 January 1934 – 29 April 1939 appointed bishop of
Puerto Montt
Puerto Montt (Mapuche: Meli Pulli) is a port city and commune in southern Chile, located at the northern end of the Reloncaví Sound in the Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region, 1,055 km to the south of the capital, Santiago. The commune spa ...
)
* Hernán Frías Hurtado † (28 March 1940 – 13 January 1945 appointed bishop of
Antofagasta
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After the Spanish American wars ...
)
* Cándido Rada Senosiáin † (9 June 1945 – 22 December 1949, resigned)
* Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida † (3 August 1950 – 15 June 1958 appointed bishop of
Linares)
* Alejandro Durán Moreira † (17 April 1959 – 31 March 1966 appointed bishop of
Los Angeles
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)
*
Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia † (21 November 1966 – 25 January 1974 appointed
auxiliary bishop of
Concepción)
* Juan Luis Ysern de Arce (13 May 1974 – 15 September 2005, retired)
* Juan Maria Florindo Agurto Muñoz (15 September 2005 succeeded – )
Coadjutor bishop
*Juan Maria Florindo Agurto Muñoz, O.S.M. (2001-2005)
Auxiliary bishop
*Augusto Klinke Leier (1908-1910), appointed Apostolic Administrator of Valdivia
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
*Teodoro Bernardo Eugenín Barrientos (priest here, 1910-1927), appointed Apostolic Administrator of Valdivia
Parishes
* El Sagrario, (Cathedral)
Ancud
Ancud () is a city in southern Chile located in the northernmost part of the island and province of Chiloé, in Los Lagos Region. It is the second largest city of Chiloé Archipelago after Castro. The city was established in 1768 to function as t ...
* San Antonio,
Chacao
* San Ramón, Nal
* Nuestra Señora del Tránsito, Lliuco
* Patrocinio San José, Quemchi
* Santa María de Loreto,
Achao
Achao is a town on the Chiloé Archipelago, in the south of Chile. The town is the capital of Quinchao commune on the island of the same name.
Lying on level ground, Achao has a shallow sandy beach and is surrounded by hills. Opposite the town ar ...
* Apóstol Santiago,
Castro
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...
* Sagrado Corazón, Castro
* San Judas,
Curaco de Vélez
Curaco de Vélez is Chilean commune in Chiloé Archipelago which is part of Chiloé Province and Los Lagos Region. The commune is located in western Quinchao Island while the eastern part is administered by the commune of Quinchao.
History
Curaco ...
* Santos Reyes, Chaulinec
* Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Chelín
* Nuestra Señora de Lourdes,
Dalcahue
Dalcahue is a port city and a commune in Chiloé Province, on Chiloé Island, Los Lagos Region, Chile.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute, the Dalcachue commune spans an area of and had 10,693 inhabit ...
* San Francisco Javier, Mechuque
* Corazón de María, Quilquico
* Natividad de María, Rilán
* Patrocinio San José,
Tenaún
Tenaún is a Chilean village within the commune of Dalcahue, on Chiloé Island of Chiloé Archipelago. It is located about 36 kilometers from Dalcahue, 28 kilometers from Quemchi and 54 kilometers from Castro. The town of Tenaún is accessed from ...
* Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, Volgue
* Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro, Quenac
* San Carlos,
Chonchi
Chonchi is a Chilean town and commune located in Los Lagos Region.
The commune consists of the town of Chonchi and the following villages:
* Rauco
* Quinched
* Vilupulli
* Teupa
* Terao
* Petanes
* Notue
* Quiao
* Huillinco
* Cucao
Demographics ...
* San Pedro Nolasco,
Puqueldón
Puqueldón is Chilean commune in Chiloé Archipelago which is part of Chiloé Province and Los Lagos Region. The commune is located on Lemuy Island and consists of eight villages the biggest of which is Puqueldón. Puqueldón was one of the town ...
* Nuestra Señora del Tránsito,
Queilén
Queilén is a town and commune in Chiloé Province, in the Archipelago of Chiloé in southern Chile. It covers a portion of the southeast of the Greater Island of Chiloé, between the communes of Chonchi, Quellón, Tranqui Island and Acuy Island ...
* San Antonio, Quellón
* San Juan Bautista, Rauco
* Nuestra Señora de los Dolores,
Chaitén
Chaitén (, ) is a Chilean town, commune and former capital of the Palena Province in Los Lagos Region. The town is north of the mouth of Yelcho River, on the east coast of the Gulf of Corcovado. The town is strategically close to the northern end ...
External links
Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud at the Catholic-hierarchy website*
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San Carlos de Ancud
Ancud () is a city in southern Chile located in the northernmost part of the island and province of Chiloé, in Los Lagos Region. It is the second largest city of Chiloé Archipelago after Castro. The city was established in 1768 to function as t ...
San Carlos de Ancud
Ancud () is a city in southern Chile located in the northernmost part of the island and province of Chiloé, in Los Lagos Region. It is the second largest city of Chiloé Archipelago after Castro. The city was established in 1768 to function as t ...
San Carlos de Ancud
Ancud () is a city in southern Chile located in the northernmost part of the island and province of Chiloé, in Los Lagos Region. It is the second largest city of Chiloé Archipelago after Castro. The city was established in 1768 to function as t ...
San Carlos de Ancud, Roman Catholic Diocese of
1840 establishments in Chile