The Misión Jesuita Mapuche is a modern Jesuit mission based in
Tirúa
Tirúa () is a Chilean commune and town in Arauco Province, Biobío Region. The 2010 Chile earthquake led to a permanent uplift of Tirúa of about 180 cm above sea level, the highest recorded uplift related to the earthquake. This caused a lar ...
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Arauco Province, Chile. The mission serves indigenous
Mapuche
The Mapuche ( , ) also known as Araucanians are a group of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of Patagonia. The collective term refers to a wide-ranging e ...
communities and local non-Mapuche Catholics alike. Jesuit Carlos Bresciani is the leader of the mission.
According to Bresciani the mission is not aimed to proselytize, saying "were are not
ereto make more Catholics".
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See also
* List of Jesuit sites
This list includes past and present buildings, facilities and institutions associated with the Society of Jesus. In each country, sites are listed in chronological order of start of Jesuit association.
Nearly all these sites have be ...
External links
Misión Jesuita Mapuche blog
References
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Biobío Region
Catholic Church in Chile
Jesuit missions
Mapuche