Roman Catholic Diocese of Talca explained
| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Talca |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Talcensis |
| Local: | Diócesis de Talca |
| Province: | Santiago de Chile |
| Metropolitan: | Santiago de Chile |
| Rite: | Latin Rite |
| Established: | 18 October 1925 (years ago) |
| Cathedral: | Cathedral of St Augustine in Talca |
| Area Km2: | 17,246 |
| Population: | 641,270 |
| Population As Of: | 2014 |
| Catholics: | 457,953 |
| Catholics Percent: | 71.4 %[1] |
| Patron: | St Augustine of Hippo |
| Bishop: | Galo Fernández Villaseca |
| Metro Archbishop: | Celestino Aós Braco, OFM Cap |
| Website: | www.diocesisdetalca.cl |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Talca, (in Latin: Dioecesis Talcensis), is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. Its current bishop, Galo Fernández Villaseca, was appointed on 20 March 2021.[2] The diocesan cathedral is in the city of Talca.
History
The dioceses of Talca, of Rancagua and of San Felipe were erected by Pope Pius XI on 18 October 1925 by means of the Bulla "Notabiliter Aucto".
Diocesan statistics
The diocese lies in the Maule Region of Chile and covers a territory of 17,000 km². It is comprised by the province of Curicó and by eight municipalities (comunas) of the province of Talca (the parishes of the municipalities of Empedrado and Constitución are jurisdictionally attached to the neighboring diocese of Linares, from an ecclesiastical point of view). The diocese is divided into 45 parishes (as of April 2015), grouped in 5 pastoral zones.
Bishops
- Miguel León Prado (apostolic administrator) † (12 June 1913 – 18 October 1925 appointed, auxiliary bishop of Santiago de Chile)
- Carlos Silva Cotapos † (14 December 1925 – 21 January 1939 resigned)
- Manuel Larraín Errázuriz † (21 January 1939 succeeded – 22 June 1966 died)
- Carlos González Cruchaga (4 January 1967 – 12 December 1996 retired)
- Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca (12 December 1996 appointed – 28 June 2018 retired)[3]
- Galo Fernández Villaseca (20 March 2021 appointed – present)
Coadjutor bishop
Auxiliary bishops
Other priest of this diocese who became bishops
- Miguel León Prado (Vicar General here, 1913-1925), appointed Bishop of Linares
Pastoral zones and Parishes
Pastoral zones
Urban Talca
- El Sagrario[4]
- Corazón de María[5]
- Nuestra Señora de Fátima[6]
- San Luis
- Santa Ana
- Inmaculada Concepción
- Los Doce Apóstoles
- Santa Teresita
- La Merced
- Espíritu Santo
- Sagrada Familia
- San Alberto Hurtado
Rural Talca
- San José, Colín (Maule)
- Sagrado Corazón, Maule
- San José, Duao (Maule)
- San Clemente, San Clemente
- Inmaculada Concepción, Pencahue
- Bajos de Lircay, San Clemente
- Santa Amalia, El Sauce (Talca)
- Sagrado Corazón, Gualleco (Curepto)
Urban Curicó
- La Merced
- San Juan Bautista
- Nuestra Señora del Rosario
- Cristo Resucitado
- Jesús Obrero
- Jesús de Nazareth
- Iglesia San Francisco
- San José
- Santa Fé
Rural Curicó
- San Juan de Dios, Teno Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Romeral
- San Pedro, Rauco San Bonifacio, Lontué
- Unidad Pastoral, Sarmiento (Curicó)
- Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, Cordillerilla (Los Niches, Curicó)
- San Pedro y San Pablo, Comunidad de Casablanca (Lontué)
- Nuestra Señora de la Merced, Cumpeo (Río Claro)
Coastal Zone
- Inmaculada Concepción, Villa Prat (Sagrada Familia)
- Santísimo Sacramento, Hualañé
- Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Curepto
- San Miguel Arcángel, Licantén
- Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Vichuquén
- San Policarpo, La Huerta de Mataquito (Hualañé)
- Vice-Parish of Llico (Vichuquén)
External links
References
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Notes and References
- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtalc.html catholic-hierarchy.org
- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bvalea.html http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org
- News: San Martín . Inés . Pope removes two Chilean bishops accused of abuse cover-ups . 28 June 2018 . Crux . 28 June 2018.
- http://www.diocesisdetalca.cl/component/zoo/item/parroquia-el-sagrario website
- http://www.diocesisdetalca.cl/component/zoo/item/parroquia-corazon-de-maria website
- http://www.diocesisdetalca.cl/component/zoo/item/parroquia-nuestra-senora-de-fatima website
