Diocese of

Talca

Chile Chile

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Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Talca / Talcen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Santiago

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Augustine of Hippo (August 28)

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History

Contact Info

Address: 1 Poniente 1385, Talca, Chile

Phone: 71-237640

Present Prelates

Bishop (2021.03.20 – ...):Bishop Galo Fernández Villaseca (63)Bishop Galo Fernández Villaseca (63)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Talca (Roman Rite)

Bishop Galo Fernández Villaseca (63)Bishop Galo Fernández Villaseca (63)
(2021.03.20 – ...)

Bishop of Talca (Chile)

Llevamos este tesoro en vasijas de barro

Born:1961.02.03 (Santiago, Chile)
Ordained Priest:1987.12.12
Consecrated Bishop:2014.05.10

Priest of Santiago (Chile) (1987.12.12 – 2014.02.01)

Titular Bishop of Simingi (2014.02.01 – 2021.03.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile) (2014.02.01 – 2021.03.20)

Apostolic Administrator of Talca (Chile) (2018.06.28 – 2021.03.20)

Bishop of Talca (Chile) (2021.03.20 – ...)

Bishop Galo Fernández Villaseca (63)Bishop Galo Fernández Villaseca (63)
(Apostolic Administrator 2018.06.28 – 2021.03.20)

Bishop Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca (70)Bishop Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca (70)
(1996.12.12 – 2018.06.28)

Bishop emeritus of Talca (Chile)

Haced todo lo que Él os diga

Born:1954.04.05 (Santiago, Chile)
Ordained Priest:1985.08.17
Consecrated Bishop:1995.05.07

Priest of Santiago (Chile) (1985.08.17 – 1995.03.11)

Titular Bishop of Gummi in Proconsulari (1995.03.11 – 1996.12.12)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile) (1995.03.11 – 1996.12.12)

Bishop of Talca (Chile) (1996.12.12 – 2018.06.28)

Bishop Carlos González Cruchaga
(1967.01.04 – 1996.12.12)

Ven, Señor Jesús

Born:1921.06.08 (Chile)
Ordained Priest:1944.09.23
Consecrated Bishop:1967.05.07
Died:2008.09.21 († 87)

Bishop of Talca (Chile) (1967.01.04 – 1996.12.12)

President of Episcopal Conference of Chile (1987 – 1992)

Bishop Manuel Larraín Errázuriz
(1939.01.21 – 1966.06.22)

Born:1900.12.17 (Chile)
Ordained Priest:1927.04.16
Consecrated Bishop:1938.08.07
Died:1966.06.22 († 65)

Titular Bishop of Thubunæ in Numidia (1938.05.07 – 1939.01.21)

Coadjutor Bishop of Talca (Chile) (1938.05.07 – 1939.01.21)

Bishop of Talca (Chile) (1939.01.21 – 1966.06.22)

First Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1958 – 1963)

President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1965 – 1966)

Bishop Carlos Silva Cotapos
(1925.12.14 – 1939.01.21)

Born:1868.05.10 (Chile)
Ordained Priest:1891.09.21
Consecrated Bishop:1918.06.07
Died:1941.09.29 († 73)

Bishop of La Serena (Chile) (1918.02.20 – 1925.12.14)

Bishop of Talca (Chile) (1925.12.14 – 1939.01.21)

Titular Bishop of Myrica (1939.01.21 – 1941.09.29)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Churches by City (50)

Rancagua (↑), San Rafael (→), Linares (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 17,424 km²

Population: 473,598 Catholics (65.2% of 726,174 total)

Pastoral Centres: 47 parishes, 371 missions

Personnel: 49 priests (40 diocesan, 9 religious), 47 deacons, 152 religious (26 brothers, 126 sisters), 3 seminarians

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