The Diocese of Villarrica ( la, Villaricen(sis)) is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

located in the city of Villarrica in the

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of Concepción in Chile.

History

* 16 July 1901: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Araucanía from the Diocese of Concepción and

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* 28 March 1928: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Araucanía * 19 November 2001: Promoted as Diocese of Villarrica

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

s of Villarrica (Roman rite), below ** Bishop Francisco Javier Stegmeier Schmidlin (2009.02.07 – ) ** Bishop Sixto José Parzinger Foidl,

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(2001.11.19 – 2009.02.07) * Vicars Apostolic of Araucanía (Roman rite), below ** Bishop Sixto José Parzinger Foidl, OFMCap (1977.12.17 – 2001.11.19) ** Bishop Carlos Guillermo Hartl de Laufen, OFMCap (1958.03.05 – 1977.02.06) ** Bishop Guido Benedetto Beck de Ramberga, OFMCap (1928.03.28 – 1958.03.05) * Prefect Apostolic of Araucanía (Roman rite), below ** Bishop Guido Benedetto Beck de Ramberga, OFMCap (1925.01.20 – 1928.03.28)

Coadjutor vicar apostolic

* Carlos Guillermo Hartl de Laufen, OFMCap (1956-1958)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas (born 22 September 1958) is a Chilean Roman Catholic prelate who currently serves as the Archbishop of La Serena since his appointment by Pope Francis on 14 December 2013. He had previously served as Bishop of ...

, appointed Bishop of Osorno in 2004

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website
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