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Diocese of Osorno (in Latin: '' Dioecesis Osornensis '') is a suffragan

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of the archdiocese of Puerto Montt, in Chile. The diocese was established on 15 November 1955 by Pope Pius XII by means of the papal bull ''Christianorum qui in Diocesibus''.

Diocesan statistics

The diocese, which comprises the entire province of Osorno in the

Los Lagos region Los Lagos Region ( es, Región de Los Lagos , ''Region of the Lakes'') is one of Chile's 16 regions, which are first order administrative divisions, and comprises four provinces: Chiloé, Llanquihue, Osorno and Palena. The region contains ...

of Chile, covers a territory of 9,236 km² and has 22

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es. According to the 2002

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by the Chilean '' Instituto Nacional de Estadística'', 69.3% of the diocesan population of Osorno, ages 15 and over, considered themselves as Catholic. This figure represents about 154,000 Catholics out of a total population of 221,509 (2002). The

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of the diocese is the Cathedral of San Mateo in the city of Osorno.

Bishops of Osorno

* Francisco Valdés Subercaseaux, O.F.M. Cap. † (20 June 1956 – 4 January 1982, died) * Miguel Caviedes Medina (8 November 1982 – 19 February 1994, appointed bishop of

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) *

Alejandro Goic Karmelic Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander ( Czech, Polish), Alexandre (French), Alexandros (Greek), Alsander ( Irish), Alessandro ( Italian), Aleksandr ...

(27 October 1994 – 10 July 2003, appointed coadjutor bishop of

Rancagua Rancagua () is a city and commune in central Chile and part of the Rancagua conurbation. It is the capital of the Cachapoal Province and of the O'Higgins Region, located south of the national capital of Santiago. It was originally named Sant ...

). Mgr. Goic is the current president of the Chilean Conference of Catholic Bishops. *

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 ...

, former

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of Villarrica (8 May 2004 - 14 December 2013, appointed Archbishop of La Serena) *

Juan Barros Madrid Juan de la Cruz Barros Madrid (born 15 July 1956) is a Chilean prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Osorno from 2015 to 2018. He was Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso from 1995 to 2000, Bishop of Iquique from 2000 to 2004, and Milit ...

(March 2015 – 11 June 2018, resigned) * Jorge Enrique Concha Cayuqueo, O.F.M. (6 February 2020 -)

Parishes

City of Osorno and its surroundings: * San Mateo Apóstol, Cathedral (1792) * Nuestra Señora del Carmen (1957) * Sagrado Corazón (1964) * San Francisco (1967) * María Reina de los Mártires (1990) * Santa Rosa de Lima (2001) * Nuestra Señora de Lourdes (1930) * Jesús Obrero (1964) * El Buen Pastor (1972) * San José (1980) * San Leopoldo Mandic (1986) Other localities: * Sagrada Familia (1901), Río Negro * San Joaquín y Santa Ana (1910), Río Negro * San Juan Bautista (1806), Mission (''Misión'') of San Juan de la Costa * Cristo Resucitado (1975), Mission of Cuinco (San Juan de la Costa) * San Bernardino (1794), Mission of Quilacahuín (San Pablo) * Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (1836), San Pablo * San Agustín (1904),

Puerto Octay Puerto Octay is a town and commune in Osorno Province located on the north shore of Llanquihue Lake in Los Lagos Region in the south of Chile. It was settled by German colonists in 1852. Puerto Octay was an important port with regular traffic ...

* San Juan Nepomuceno (1909), Cancura (Osorno) * San Sebastián (1944),

Purranque Purranque is a city in the Chilean Los Lagos Region, which lies on the Pan-American Highway about north of Puerto Montt. It is part of the Osorno Province. History The first ethnically identifiable inhabitants of the area were Huilliches, an ind ...

* Nuestra Señora de Fátima (1955), Entre Lagos ( Puyehue) * San Pedro Apóstol (1970), Rupanco (Puyehue)

External links

Website of the diocese (in Spanish)
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