Roman Catholic Diocese of Talca
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Diocese of Talca Dioecesis Talcensis Diócesis de Talca |
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Cathedral of St. Augustine
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| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santiago de Chile |
| Metropolitan | Santiago de Chile |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 17,246 km2 (6,659 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 616,150 465,269 (75.5%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 18 October 1925 (91 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Augustine in Talca |
| Patron saint | St Augustine of Hippo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Ricardo Ezzati Andrello |
| Website | |
| www.diocesisdetalca.cl | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Talca, (in Latin: Dioecesis Talcensis), is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. Its current bishop is Mgr. Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca. The retired (emeritus) bishop is Mgr. Carlos González Cruchaga.
The diocese was established in Talca, Chile by Pope Pius XI on 18 October 1925 by means of the Bulla "Notabiliter Aucto".
The diocese lies in the Maule Region of Chile and covers a territory of 17,000 km². It is comprised by the province of Curicó and by eight municipalities (comunas) of the province of Talca (the parishes of the municipalities of Empedrado and Constitución are jurisdictionally attached to the neighboring diocese of Linares, from an ecclesiastical point of view). The diocese is divided into 42 parishes, grouped in 5 pastoral zones. It is estimated that 78.9% of the diocesan population is Catholic. This figure represents about 463,000 Catholics out of a total population of about 587,000 (2002). The diocesan cathedral is in the city of Talca.
Coordinates: 35°26′16″S 71°40′19″W / 35.43778°S 71.67194°W
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