Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
in Chile
Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictionsin Chile | |
Date | Change |
| 1561.06.27 | Diocese of Santiago was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima and Diocese of La Plata and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1563.05.22 | Diocese of La Imperial was established (from Diocese of Santiago and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1603.02.07 | Diocese of Concepci贸n was established (from the suppressed Diocese of La Imperial and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1603.02.07 | Diocese of La Imperial was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Concepci贸n) |
| 1840.05.21 | Diocese of Santiago was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago (with suffragan see Concepci贸n) |
| 1840.07.01 | Diocese of La Serena was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago and became suffragan of Santiago) |
| 1840.07.01 | Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud was established (from Diocese of Concepci贸n and became suffragan of Santiago) |
| 1872.11.02 | Mission sui juris of Valpara铆so was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago and became suffragan of Santiago) |
| 1880 | Apostolic Vicariate of Tarapac谩 was established (from Diocese of Arequipa) |
| 1881 | Mission sui juris of Antofagasta was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata and Diocese of La Serena) |
| 1883.11.16 | Apostolic Prefecture of Patagonia Meridional, Tierra del Fuego e Islas Malvinas was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Buenos Aires and Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud) |
| 1887 | Mission sui juris of Antofagasta was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Antofagasta |
| 1901.07.16 | Apostolic Prefecture of Araucan铆a was established (from Diocese of Concepci贸n and Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud) |
| 1909 | Apostolic Prefecture of Patagonia Meridional, Tierra del Fuego e Islas Malvinas lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Buenos Aires |
| 1910.05.03 | Military Vicariate of Chile was established |
| 1910.06.14 | Mission sui juris of Valdivia was established (from Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud) |
| 1916.10.04 | Apostolic Prefecture of Patagonia Meridional, Tierra del Fuego e Islas Malvinas was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Magallanes y Islas Malvinas (became suffragan of Santiago) |
| 1924.09.25 | Mission sui juris of Valdivia was promoted as Apostolic Administration of Valdivia |
| 1925.10.18 | Diocese of Chill谩n was established (from Diocese of Concepci贸n and became suffragan of Santiago) |
| 1925.10.18 | Diocese of Linares was established (from Diocese of Concepci贸n and became suffragan of Santiago) |
| 1925.10.18 | Diocese of Rancagua was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago and became suffragan of Santiago) |
| 1925.10.18 | Diocese of San Felipe was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago and became suffragan of Santiago) |
| 1925.10.18 | Diocese of Talca was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago and became suffragan of Santiago) |
| 1925.10.18 | Diocese of Temuco was established (from Diocese of Concepci贸n and became suffragan of Santiago) |
| 1925.10.18 | Mission sui juris of Valpara铆so was promoted as Diocese of Valpara铆so |
| 1928.02.03 | Apostolic Vicariate of Antofagasta was promoted as Diocese of Antofagasta (became suffragan of Santiago) |
| 1928.03.28 | Apostolic Prefecture of Araucan铆a was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Araucan铆a |
| 1929.12.20 | Apostolic Vicariate of Tarapac谩 was promoted as Diocese of Iquique (gained territory from Diocese of Arequipa and became suffragan of Santiago) |
| 1939.04.01 | Diocese of Puerto Montt was established (from Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud) |
| 1939.05.20 | Diocese of Concepci贸n was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Concepci贸n (with suffragan sees Chill谩n, Puerto Montt, San Carlos de Ancud and Temuco) |
| 1939.05.29 | Diocese of La Serena was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Serena |
| 1940.02.17 | Apostolic Prefecture of Ays茅n was established (from Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud) |
| 1944.07.08 | Apostolic Vicariate of Araucan铆a lost territory to Diocese of Valdivia |
| 1944.07.08 | Apostolic Administration of Valdivia was promoted as Diocese of Valdivia (gained territory from Apostolic Vicariate of Araucan铆a and became suffragan of Concepci贸n) |
| 1946.11.09 | Apostolic Administration of Copiap贸 was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Serena) |
| 1947.01.27 | Apostolic Vicariate of Magallanes y Islas Malvinas was promoted as Diocese of Punta Arenas |
| 1955.04.21 | Apostolic Administration of Copiap贸 was promoted as Territorial Prelature of Copiap贸 (became suffragan of La Serena) |
| 1955.05.08 | Apostolic Prefecture of Ays茅n was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Ays茅n |
| 1955.11.15 | Diocese of Osorno was established (from Diocese of Puerto Montt and Diocese of Valdivia and became suffragan of Concepci贸n) |
| 1957.10.31 | Territorial Prelature of Copiap贸 was promoted as Diocese of Copiap贸 |
| 1959.02.17 | Territorial Prelature of Arica was established (from Diocese of Iquique and became suffragan of La Serena) |
| 1959.06.20 | Diocese of Los 脕ngeles was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Concepci贸n and Diocese of Temuco and became suffragan of Concepci贸n) |
| 1960.04.30 | Territorial Prelature of Illapel was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Serena and Diocese of San Felipe and became suffragan of La Serena) |
| 1963.01.10 | Diocese of Chill谩n lost territory to Diocese of Linares |
| 1963.01.10 | Diocese of Talca lost territory to Diocese of Linares |
| 1963.05.10 | Diocese of Puerto Montt was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Puerto Montt (with suffragan sees Osorno, Punta Arenas, San Carlos de Ancud and Ays茅n and lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago) |
| 1965.07.21 | Territorial Prelature of Calama was established (from Diocese of Antofagasta and Diocese of Iquique and became suffragan of La Serena) |
| 1967.06.28 | Diocese of Antofagasta was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antofagasta (with suffragan sees Iquique, Arica and Calama) |
| 1970.04.30 | Diocese of Talca lost territory to Diocese of Rancagua |
| 1970.06.02 | Apostolic Vicariate of Ays茅n lost territory to Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud |
| 1970.06.18 | Diocese of Rancagua lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago |
| 1981.10.28 | Diocese of Valpara铆so lost territory to Diocese of San Felipe |
| 1986.07.21 | Military Vicariate of Chile was promoted as Military Ordinariate of Obispado Castrense de Chile |
| 1986.08.29 | Territorial Prelature of Arica was promoted as Diocese of Arica |
| 1987.07.13 | Diocese of San Bernardo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago and became suffragan of Santiago) |
| 1991.04.04 | Diocese of Melipilla was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago and became suffragan of Santiago) |
| 2000 | Titular Episcopal See of La Imperial was restored |
| 2002.01.05 | Apostolic Vicariate of Araucan铆a was promoted as Diocese of Villarrica (lost territory to Diocese of Valpara铆so and became suffragan of Concepci贸n) |
| 2009.02.21 | Diocese of Los 脕ngeles was renamed as Diocese of Santa Mar铆a de los 脕ngeles |
| 2010.02.20 | Territorial Prelature of Calama was promoted as Diocese of San Juan Bautista de Calama |
| 2011.10.21 | Diocese of Arica was renamed as Diocese of San Marcos de Arica |
| 2017.11.01 | Diocese of Chill谩n was renamed as Diocese of San Bartolom茅 de Chill谩n |
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