Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Melipilla

Roman Catholic Diocese of Melipilla

Roman Catholic Diocese of Melipilla

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Melipilla (Latin: Melipillen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Melipilla in the ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Chile in Chile.

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History

  • 4 April 1991: Established as Diocese of Melipilla from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile

Bishops

  • Bishops of Melipilla (Latin Church), in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop Cristián Contreras Villarroel (2014.03.07 – present)
    • Bishop Enrique Troncoso Troncoso (2000.05.28 – 2014.03.07)
    • Bishop Pablo Lizama Riquelme (1991.04.04 – 1999.01.04), appointed Bishop of Chile, Military; future Archbishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto, appointed Prelate of Calama in 2003

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