Archdiocese of Puerto Montt


The Archdiocese of Puerto Montt is a Metropolitan See of the Roman Catholic church, in Chile. Its suffragan dioceses are: Osorno, [Diocese of Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile|San Carlos de Ancud, Chile|San Carlos de Ancud] and Punta Arenas.
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History

The diocese of Puerto Montt was created with territory carved out of the diocese of San Carlos de Ancud, on 11 April 1939, by Pope Pius XII and elevated to Archdiocese and Metropolitan on May 10, 1963. The "Virgen del Carmen" is the patroness saint of the archdiocese.

Diocesan statistics

The archdiocese, which comprises the entire province of Llanquihue in the Los Lagos region of Chile, covers a territory of 18,205 km2 and has 31 parishes. The estimated catholic population of the diocese is about 235,000 out of a total population of 330,000.
The diocesan cathedral, located in the city of Puerto Montt, was built in 1870 in the doric style and is dedicated to the "Virgen del Carmen".

Ordinaries of Puerto Montt

;Bishops
  • Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre
  • Alberto Rencoret Donoso
;Archbishops

Auxiliary bishop

Parishes and Sanctuaries

Parishes:
Sanctuaries: