Roman Catholic Diocese of Villarrica

For the diocese in Paraguay, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo

Diocese of Villarrica Dioecesis Villaricensis Diócesis de Villarrica
Location
Country	Chile
Ecclesiastical province	Concepción
Metropolitan	Concepción
Statistics
Area	18,630 km^2 (7,190 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 401,000 281,000 (70.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	16 July 1901 (115 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Villarrica
Patron saint	Sacred Heart
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Francisco Javier Stegmeier Schmidlin
Metropolitan Archbishop	Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib
Emeritus Bishops	Sixto José Parzinger Foidl, O.F.M. Cap.
Website
diocesisdevillarrica.cl

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

History

• 16 July 1901: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Araucanía from the Diocese of Concepción and Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud
• 28 March 1928: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Araucanía
• 19 November 2001: Promoted as Diocese of Villarrica

Leadership

• Bishops of Villarrica (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Francisco Javier Stegmeier Schmidlin (2009.02.07 - )
  • Bishop Sixto José Parzinger Foidl, O.F.M. Cap. (2001.11.19 – 2009.02.07)
• Vicars Apostolic of Araucanía (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Sixto José Parzinger Foidl, O.F.M. Cap. (1977.12.17 – 2001.11.19)
  • Bishop Carlos Guillermo Hartl de Laufen, O.F.M. Cap. (1958.03.05 – 1977.02.06)
  • Bishop Guido Benedetto Beck de Ramberga, O.F.M. Cap. (1928.03.28 – 1958.03.05)
• Prefects Apostolic of Araucanía (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Guido Benedetto Beck de Ramberga, O.F.M. Cap. (1925.01.20 – 1928.03.28)

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website