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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Roman Catholic Diocese Of San Felipe, Chile

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe (Latin: Sancti Philippi) is a diocese located in the city of San Felipe in the ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Chile in Chile. The diocese was led by an apostolic administrator, Jaime Ortiz de Lazcano Piquer, from 21 September 2018 (when Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Cristián Contreras Molina, whom the Vatican had found innocent of charges of sexual abuse and who had had civil charges dropped for lack of evidence.) until 26 May 2020, when Gonzalo Arturo Bravo Álvarez was appointed the new Bishop (consecrated and installed on 13 August).

History

  • 18 October 1925: Established as Diocese of San Felipe from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile

Leadership

References

  1. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 21.09.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Pope Lets More Bishops Go as Part of Chile Sex Abuse Fallout". The New York Times. Associated Press. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.

Sources

32°45′05″S 70°43′26″W / 32.7514°S 70.7239°W / -32.7514; -70.7239