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Diocese of Osorno, Chile 🇨🇱

Celebrations

History

1955.11.15: Established as Diocese of Osorno (español) / Osornen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Puerto Montt and Diocese of Valdivia and became suffragan of Concepción)
1963.05.10: Became suffragan of Puerto Montt

Contact Info

Address: Mackenna 980 piso 2, Osorno, Chile

Phone: 64-232434

Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Bishops of Osorno (Roman Rite)

Bishop Carlos Alberto Godoy Labraña (55)
(2023.09.08 – ...)

Bishop of Osorno (Chile)

Apacienta mis ovejas

Born:	1969.03.28 (Santiago, Chile)
Ordained Priest:	1996.05.18
Consecrated Bishop:	2021.08.13

Priest of Santiago (Chile) (1996.05.18 – 2021.06.22)

Titular Bishop of Pudentiana (2021.06.22 – 2023.09.08)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile) (2021.06.22 – 2023.09.08)

Bishop of Osorno (Chile) (2023.09.08 – ...)

Bishop Jorge Enrique Concha Cayuqueo, O.F.M. (66)
(2020.02.05 – 2023.03.04)

Bishop of Temuco (Chile)

Tú, esperanza nuestra, misericordioso Salvador

Born:	1958.06.08 (Carahue, Chile)
Ordained Priest:	1986.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	2015.08.29

Titular Bishop of Carpi (2015.07.14 – 2020.02.05)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile) (2015.07.14 – 2020.02.05)

Apostolic Administrator of Osorno (Chile) (2018.06.11 – 2020.02.05)

Bishop of Osorno (Chile) (2020.02.05 – 2023.03.04)

Bishop of Temuco (Chile) (2023.03.04 – ...)

Bishop Jorge Enrique Concha Cayuqueo, O.F.M. (66)
(Apostolic Administrator 2018.06.11 – 2020.02.05)

Bishop Juan de la Cruz Barros Madrid (68)
(2015.01.10 – 2018.06.11)

Bishop emeritus of Osorno (Chile)

Fiat voluntas tua

Born:	1956.07.15 (Santiago, Chile)
Ordained Priest:	1984.06.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1995.06.29

Priest of Santiago (Chile) (1984.06.20 – 1995.04.12)

Titular Bishop of Bilta (1995.04.12 – 2000.11.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso (Chile) (1995.04.12 – 2000.11.21)

Bishop of Iquique (Chile) (2000.11.21 – 2004.10.09)

Military Ordinary of Chile (Chile) (2004.10.09 – 2015.01.10)

Bishop of Osorno (Chile) (2015.01.10 – 2018.06.11)

Archbishop Fernando Natalio Chomali Garib (67) (later Cardinal)
(Apostolic Administrator 2014.03.07 – 2015.01.10)

Bishop René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas (66) (later Archbishop)
(2004.05.08 – 2013.12.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of La Serena (Chile)
President of Episcopal Conference of Chile

In verbo tuo

Bishop Alejandro Goić Karmelić (85)
(1994.10.27 – 2003.07.10)

Bishop emeritus of Rancagua (Chile)

Cristo es mi vida

Bishop Miguel Caviedes Medina (95)
(1982.11.08 – 1994.02.19)

Bishop emeritus of Los Ángeles (Chile)

Ut mundus credat

Born:	1930.01.30 (Coltauco, Chile)
Ordained Priest:	1954.09.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1982.12.19

Priest of Rancagua (Chile) (1954.09.18 – 1982.11.08)

Bishop of Osorno (Chile) (1982.11.08 – 1994.02.19)

Bishop of Los Ángeles (Chile) (1994.02.19 – 2006.01.07)

Bishop Francisco Maximiano Valdés Subercaseaux, O.F.M. Cap.
(1956.06.20 – 1982.01.04)

Señor, tú sabes que te quiero

Born:	1908.09.23 (Chile)
Ordained Priest:	1934.03.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1956.09.16
Died:	1982.01.04 († 73)

Bishop of Osorno (Chile) (1956.06.20 – 1982.01.04)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 9,236 km²

Population: 138,420 Catholics (51.8% of 267,120 total)

Pastoral Centres: 22 parishes, 161 missions

Personnel: 34 priests (21 diocesan, 13 religious), 21 deacons, 48 religious (14 brothers, 34 sisters)