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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Melipilla ( la, Melipillen(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
Melipilla Melipilla (Mapudungun for "four Pillans") is a Chilean commune and capital city of the province of the same name, located in the Santiago Metropolitan Region southwest of the nation's capital. The commune spans an area of . Demographics Accord ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of
Santiago de Chile Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...
in Chile.


History

* 4 April 1991: Established as Diocese of Melipilla from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile


Bishops

*
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 Melipilla (
Latin Church , native_name_lang = la , image = San Giovanni in Laterano - Rome.jpg , imagewidth = 250px , alt = Façade of the Archbasilica of St. John in Lateran , caption = Archbasilica of Saint Joh ...
), in reverse chronological order ** Bishop Cristián Contreras Villarroel (2014.03.07 – present) ** Bishop
Enrique Troncoso Troncoso Enrique Troncoso Troncoso (11 November 1937 – 29 March 2018) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Enrique Troncoso Troncoso was born in Chile and was ordained to the priesthood in 1961. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iquique, ...
(2000.05.28 – 2014.03.07) ** Bishop
Pablo Lizama Riquelme Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul. People * Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer *Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer *Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer * Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist *Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer * Pablo Bren ...
(1991.04.04 – 1999.01.04), appointed Bishop of Chile, Military; future Archbishop


Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

*
Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People *Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player *Guillermo Ar ...
, appointed Prelate of Calama in 2003


Sources


GCatholic.org



Diocese website
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