Roman Catholic Diocese of Osorno

Diocese of Osorno

Dioecesis Osornensis

Diócesis de Osorno
Location
CountryChile
Ecclesiastical provincePuerto Montt
MetropolitanPuerto Montt
Statistics
Area9,236 km2 (3,566 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 221,509
  • 113,159 (51.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established15 November 1955 (69 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Matthew in Osorno
Patron saintSt Matthew the Apostle
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopCarlos Alberto Godoy Labraña
Metropolitan ArchbishopFernando Ramos Arzobispo de Puerto Montt
Bishops emeritusJuan Barros Madrid
Website
iglesiadeosorno.cl

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Osorno (in Latin: Dioecesis Osornensis ) is a suffragan diocese 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.