Roman Catholic Diocese of Villarrica in Chile

Diocese of Villarrica

Dioecesis Villaricensis

Diócesis de Villarrica
Location
CountryChile
Ecclesiastical provinceConcepción
MetropolitanConcepción
Statistics
Area18,630 km2 (7,190 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2010)
  • 401,000
  • 281,000 (70.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established16 July 1901 (123 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart in Villarrica
Patron saintSacred Heart
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopFrancisco Javier Stegmeier Schmidlin
Metropolitan ArchbishopFernando Natalio Chomalí Garib
Website
diocesisdevillarrica.cl

The Diocese of Villarrica (Latin: Villaricen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Villarrica in the ecclesiastical province of Concepción in Chile.

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