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Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud (in

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: ''Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Anduciae'') is a suffragan

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of the archdiocese of Puerto Montt, in Chile. Its current

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is Mgr. Juan María Florindo Agurto Muñoz. The retired (

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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

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, by means of the ''

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'' "Ubi Primum" on 1 July 1840. The current Chilean dioceses of Villarrica,

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, Osorno,

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and the Apostolic Vicariate of Aysén 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

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of Chile, covers a territory of 24,283 km² and has 26

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es. Its estimated catholic population is about 117,000 out of a total population of 152,000. The diocesan

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("El Sagrario"

), is located in the city of Ancud.

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

) * Hernán Frías Hurtado † (28 March 1940 – 13 January 1945 appointed bishop of

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) * 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

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) *

Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia (27 April 1926 – 5 January 2019) was a Chilean Catholic bishop. Early life Contreras Navia was born in Chile and was ordained to the priesthood in 1957. He served as bishop of the Diocese of San Carlos de An ...

† (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 * San Antonio, Chacao * San Ramón, Nal * Nuestra Señora del Tránsito, Lliuco * Patrocinio San José, Quemchi * Santa María de Loreto, Achao * Apóstol Santiago, Castro * 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 inha ...

* 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 Demographic ...

* San Pedro Nolasco, Puqueldón * Nuestra Señora del Tránsito, Queilén * San Antonio, Quellón * San Juan Bautista, Rauco * Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, Chaitén

External links

Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud at the Catholic-hierarchy website
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