Diocese of Punta Arenas, Chile

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Punta Arenas (español) / de Punta Arenas (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Puerto Montt

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: María Auxiliadora (May 24)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: December 4 (1977)

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1883.11.16: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Patagonia Meridional, Tierra del Fuego e Islas Malvinas (español) / Patagonia Meridionale (Italiano) / Magallanes / Tierra del Fuego y Islas Malvinas / Southern Patagonia (English) / Magellanen(sis) (Latin) / Patagoniæ Meridionalis (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Buenos Aires and Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud)
1909: Lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Buenos Aires
1916.10.04: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Magallanes y Islas Malvinas (español) / Magellano (Italiano) (became suffragan of Santiago)
1947.01.27: Promoted as Diocese of Punta Arenas (español) / de Punta Arenas (Latin)
1952.01.10: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Falkland Islands
1963.05.10: Became suffragan of Puerto Montt

Contact Info

Address: Mons. Fagnano 630, Punta Arenas, Chile

Phone: 61-241539

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1987.04)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2022.07.13 – ...):

Bishop Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez, O.M.D. (60)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Punta Arenas (Roman Rite)

Bishop Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez, O.M.D. (60)
(2022.07.13 – ...)

Bishop of Punta Arenas (Chile)

Christus in omnia modus

Born:	1964.09.26 (Puerto Domínguez, Chile)
Ordained Priest:	1997.04.13
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.05.19

Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama (Chile) (2016.03.19 – 2022.07.13)

Bishop of Punta Arenas (Chile) (2022.07.13 – ...)

Bishop Bernardo Miguel Bastres Florence, S.D.B. (69)
(2006.03.04 – 2022.07.13)

Bishop emeritus of Punta Arenas (Chile)

Señor, tú sabes que te quiero

Born:	1955.02.21 (Santiago, Chile)
Ordained Priest:	1982.07.31
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.04.22

Bishop of Punta Arenas (Chile) (2006.03.04 – 2022.07.13)

Bishop Tomás Osvaldo González Morales, S.D.B.
(1974.03.28 – 2006.03.04)

Que sean uno

Born:	1935.04.20 (Santiago, Chile)
Ordained Priest:	1963.02.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1974.04.27
Died:	2022.02.12 (Santiago, Chile † 86)

Bishop of Punta Arenas (Chile) (1974.03.28 – 2006.03.04)

Bishop Vladimiro Boric Crnosija, S.D.B.
(1949.02.01 – 1973.08.29)

Venga a nosotros tu reino

Born:	1905.04.23 (Chile)
Ordained Priest:	1930.01.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1949.10.02
Died:	1973.08.29 († 68)

Bishop of Punta Arenas (Chile) (1949.02.01 – 1973.08.29)

Vicars Apostolic of Magallanes y Islas Malvinas (Roman Rite)

Fr. Pietro Giacomini Calliman, S.D.B.
(Apostolic Administrator 1940 – 1947)

Fr. Amedeo Rojas, S.D.B.
(Apostolic Administrator 1939 – 1940)

Bishop Arturo Jara Marquez, S.D.B.
(Apostolic Administrator 1938 – 1939.02.10)

Bishop Arturo Jara Marquez, S.D.B.
(1926.01.29 – 1938)

Born:	1880.06.26 (Chile)
Ordained Priest:	1905.04.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1926.06.29
Died:	1939.02.10 († 58)

Vicar Apostolic of Magallanes y Islas Malvinas (Chile) (1926.01.29 – 1938)

Apostolic Administrator of Magallanes y Islas Malvinas (Chile) (1938 – 1939.02.10)

Bishop Abraham Aguilera Bravo, S.D.B.
(1916.12.22 – 1924.10.24)

Born:	1884.02.25
Ordained Priest:	1908.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1917.05.20
Died:	1933.04.30 († 49)

Titular Bishop of Issus (1916.12.22 – 1924.10.24)

Vicar Apostolic of Magallanes y Islas Malvinas (Chile) (1916.12.22 – 1924.10.24)

Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud (Chile) (1924.10.24 – 1933.04.30)

Prefects Apostolic of Patagonia Meridional, Tierra del Fuego e Islas Malvinas (Roman Rite)

Fr. Giuseppe Fagnano, S.D.B.
(1883.12.02 – 1916.09.18)

Born:	1844.03.09 (Rocchetta Tanaro, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1868.09.19
Died:	1916.09.18 (Santiago, Chile † 72)

Prefect Apostolic of Patagonia Meridional, Tierra del Fuego e Islas Malvinas (Chile) (1883.12.02 – 1916.09.18)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Sagrado Corazón, Punta Arenas, Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)

Churches by City (11)

Aysén (↑), Río Gallegos (↗)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 133,542 km²

Population: 145,716 Catholics (78.1% of 186,471 total)

Pastoral Centres: 11 parishes, 40 missions

Personnel: 17 priests (9 diocesan, 8 religious), 23 deacons, 21 religious (8 brothers, 13 sisters), 1 seminarian