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Diocese of Punta Arenas

Dioecesis de Punta Arenas



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 27 January 1947
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Puerto Montt
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Chile
  • Square Kilometers: 133,542 (51,580 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.iglesiademagallanes.cl/
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle Monsenor Fagnano 630, Punta Arenas, Chile
  • Telephone: (61)224.17.39

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Magallanes-Islas Malvinas
4 October 1916ErectedMission "Sui Iuris" of Magallanes (suppressed)
Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, and Islas Malvinas (suppressed)
Vicariate Apostolic of Magallanes-Islas Malvinas (erected)
Diocese of Punta Arenas
27 January 1947ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Magallanes-Islas Malvinas Diocese of Punta Arenas
10 January 1952Territory LostDiocese of Punta Arenas (Falkland Islands or the Falklands) Prefecture Apostolic of Falkland Islands o Malvinas (erected)
10 May 1963Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Punta Arenas (from Concepción)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Punta Arenas
195048,00050,00096.0%31311,54844706ap1951
196679,65088,50090.0%728352,27544749ap1967
196888,50091,00097.3%533382,32848758ap1971
197690,000104,00086.5%423273,333329589ap1977
198077,220107,41171.9%420243,217331518ap1981
1990136,000149,00091.3%421255,440325439ap1991
1999120,000160,00075.0%618245,0009203510ap2000
2000120,000157,76976.1%722294,1379263110ap2001
2001126,215157,76980.0%722294,3527263110ap2002
2002126,388153,66082.3%719264,8619223010ap2003
2003121,880150,82680.8%718254,8759232710ap2004
2004120,208150,82679.7%618245,0088232210ap2005
2013143,300173,10082.8%711187,96121131711ap2014
2016143,250174,16582.2%711187,95819111911ap2017
2019144,819178,66681.1%712197,62219131711ap2020
2021145,150183,26579.2%78159,6761881611ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Magallanes-Islas Malvinas
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 8, Page 406, and Page 407
  • Diocese of Punta Arenas
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 39, Page 337, to Page 339

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