Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud


The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Puerto Montt, in Chile. Bishop Mgr. Juan María Florindo Agurto Muñoz succeeded the retired bishop Mgr. Juan Luis Ysern de Arce in 2005.
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History

The diocese is one of the oldest catholic dioceses in Chile. It was established by Pope Gregory XVI, by means of the Bulla "Ubi Primum" on 1 July 1840. The current Chilean dioceses of Villarrica, [Diocese of Diocese of Valdivia, Chile|Valdivia, Chile|Valdivia], Osorno, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas 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 Los Lagos region of Chile, covers a territory of 24,283 km2 and has 26 parishes. Its estimated catholic population is about 117,000 out of a total population of 152,000.
The diocesan cathedral, is located in the city of Ancud.

Bishops

Bishops of San Carlos de Ancud

  • Justo Donoso Vivanco †
  • Vicente Gabriel Tocornal Velasco †
  • Juan Francisco de Paula Solar Mery †
  • Agustín Lucero Lazcano †
  • Ramón Angel Jara Ruz †
  • Pedro Armengol Valenzuela Poblete †
  • Luis Antonio Castro Alvarez †
  • Abraham Aguilera Bravo †
  • Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre †
  • Hernán Frías Hurtado †
  • Cándido Rada Senosiáin †
  • Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida †
  • Alejandro Durán Moreira †
  • Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia †
  • Juan Luis Ysern de Arce
  • Juan Maria Florindo Agurto Muñoz

Coadjutor bishop

  • Juan Maria Florindo Agurto Muñoz, O.S.M.

Auxiliary bishop

  • Augusto Klinke Leier, appointed Apostolic Administrator of Valdivia

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Teodoro Bernardo Eugenín Barrientos, appointed Apostolic Administrator of Valdivia

Parishes