Roman Catholic Diocese of Valdivia

Diocese of Valdivia
Dioecesis Valdiviensis
Diócesis de Valdivia

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Location
Country Chile
Ecclesiastical province Concepción
Metropolitan Concepción
Statistics
Area 13,679 km2 (5,281 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
297,000
237,000 (79.8%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 14 June 1910 (105 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Patron saint Our Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina
Metropolitan Archbishop Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib
Website
www.obispadodevaldivia.cl

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valdivia (Latin: Valdivien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Valdivia in the Ecclesiastical province of Concepción in Chile.

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