The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe ( la, Sancti Philippi) is a
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
San Felipe in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Santiago de Chile
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in Chile. The diocese was led by an apostolic administrator, Jaime Ortiz de Lazcano Piquer, from 21 September 2018 (when
Pope Francis
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accepted the resignation of Bishop Cristián Contreras Molina, whom the Vatican had found innocent of charges of sexual abuse and who had had civil charges dropped for lack of evidence.
) until 26 May 2020, when
Gonzalo Arturo Bravo Álvarez
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was appointed the new Bishop (consecrated and installed on 13 August).
History
* 18 October 1925: Established as Diocese of San Felipe from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
Leadership
*
Bishop
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s of San Felipe (Roman Rite), in reverse chronological order
** Bishop Gonzalo Arturo Bravo Álvarez (May 26, 2020 – present)
** Bishop Cristián Contreras Molina,
O. de M.
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(July 19, 2002 – September 21, 2018)
** Bishop
Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón
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* Manu ...
(December 20, 1983 – September 21, 2001), appointed Bishop of Temuco
** Archbishop (personal title)
Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (March 25, 1974 – May 3, 1983), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Valparaíso
** Bishop
Enrique Alvear Urrutia
Enrique Alvear Urrutia (31 January 1916 – 29 April 1982) was a Chilean Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of San Felipe from 1965 until 1974 when he was made one of the two auxiliaries for the Santiago de Chile archdiocese. ...
(June 7, 1965 – February 9, 1974)
** Bishop
José Luis Castro Cabrera
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(May 10, 1963 – January 26, 1965)
** Bishop
Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre Ramón or Ramon may refer to:
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...
(November 23, 1957 – April 23, 1963)
** Bishop
Roberto Benardino Berríos Gaínza,
O.F.M. (March 19, 1938 – November 23, 1957)
** Bishop
Melquisedec del Canto Terán (December 14, 1925 – March 19, 1938)
References
Sources
GCatholic.org Diocese website
Roman Catholic dioceses in Chile
Christian organizations established in 1925
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
San Felipe, Roman Catholic Diocese of
1925 establishments in Chile
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