Titular Episcopal See of La Imperial, Chile 🇨🇱

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: La Imperial (español) / Civitatis Imperialis (Latin)

Location: Carahue, m. Lima, Chile

1563.05.22: Established as Diocese of La Imperial (español) / Civitatis Imperialis (Latin) (from Diocese of Santiago and became suffragan of Lima)
1603.02.07: Suppressed (to establish Diocese of Concepción)
2000: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of La Imperial (español) / Civitatis Imperialis (Latin)

Titular Bishop (2024.04.05 – ...):

Bishop Henry Joseph Balzan (62)

Auxiliary Bishop of La Serena (Chile)

Bishops of La Imperial (Roman Rite)

Bishop of La Imperial (Chile) (1598.08.31 – 1603)

Bishop of Concepción (Chile) (1603 – 1609.07.20)

Bishop of Paraguay (Paraguay) (1609.07.20 – 1609.11.10)

Bishop Agustín de Cisneros Montesa
(1589.03.09 – 1596)

Bishop of La Imperial (Chile) (1589.03.09 – 1596)

Bishop of La Imperial (Chile) (1563.03.22 – 1588.03.09)

Bishop of Quito (Ecuador) (1588.03.09 – 1590.11.07)

Titular Bishop: Bishop Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic (68) (2008.11.04 – 2021.10.28)
Titular Bishop: Bishop Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. (84) (later Cardinal) (2001.07.10 – 2006.12.27)