The Archdiocese of Puerto Montt (in Latin: Archidioecesis Portus Montt) is a Metropolitan See of the Roman Catholic church, in Chile. Its suffragan dioceses are: Osorno, San Carlos de Ancud and Punta Arenas. The current archbishop is Mgr. Cristián Caro Cordero. Retired (emeriti) archbishops are: Savino Bernardo Maria Cazzaro Bertollo and Eladio Vicuña Aránguiz. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... In hierarchical Christian churches, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the bishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of an old Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Roman Catholic Diocese of Osorno (in Latin: Dioecesis Osornensis ) is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Puerto Montt, in Chile. ... The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud (in Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Anduciae) is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Puerto Montt, in Chile. ... The Roman Catholic Diocese of Punta Arenas (in Latin: Dioecesis Punta Arenas ) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Puerto Montt, in Chile. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... Emeritus (IPA pronunciation: or ) is an adjective that is used in the title of a retired professor, bishop or other professional. ...

History

The diocese of Puerto Montt was created with territory carved out of the diocese of San Carlos de Ancud, on 11 April 1939, by Pope Pius XII and elevated to Archdiocese and Metropolitan on May 10, 1963. The "Virgen del Carmen" is the patroness saint of the archdiocese. April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... Pope Pius XII (Latin: ), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (March 2, 1876 – October 9, 1958), reigned as the 260th pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City State, from March 2, 1939 until his death. ... In hierarchical Christian churches, the rank of metropolitan bishop, whose incumbent is usually called simply a metropolitan, apertains to the bishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of an old Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (131st in leap years). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ...

Diocesan statistics

The archdiocese, which is comprised of the entire province of Llanquihue in the Los Lagos region of Chile, covers a territory of 18,205 km² and has 31 parishes. The estimated catholic population of the diocese is about 235,000 out of a total population of 330,000 ^[1]. The diocesan cathedral, located in the city of Puerto Montt, was built in 1870 in the doric style and is dedicated to the "Virgen del Carmen". Llanquihue is a province of Chile located in the southern Los Lagos Region. ... Los Lagos (Spanish The lakes) is Chiles tenth administrative region from north to south. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... A cathedral is a religious building for worship, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Roman Catholic, Anglican and some Lutheran churches, which serves as a bishops seat, and thus as the central church of a diocese. ... Puerto Montt Puerto Montt is a port city in southern Chile, located by the Reloncaví Sound, and is the capital of the Llanquihue Province and the Los Lagos Region, at . ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of Ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two canonic orders being the Ionic and the Corinthian. ...

Bishops of Puerto Montt

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• Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre † (29 April 1939 - 23 November 1957 appointed bishop of San Felipe)
• Alberto Rencoret Donoso † (21 March 1958, appointed as archbishop May 10, 1963 - 18 May 1970, resigned)

Archbishops: April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (81st in leap years). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (139th in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

• Eladio Vicuña Aránguiz, translated from Chillán (16 July 1974 - 13 May 1987 retired)
• Savino Bernardo Maria Cazzaro Bertollo, O.S.M. translated from the Apostolic Vicariate of Aysén (8 February 1988 - 27 February 2001, retired)
• Cristián Caro Cordero, former auxiliary bishop of Santiago (27 February 2001 -)

July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (134th in leap years). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bishop Richard Pates, current auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and the Titular Bishop of Suacia. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Parishes and Sanctuaries

Parishes:

• Matriz Nuestra Señora del Carmen, (Cathedral) Puerto Montt
• San Pedro, Puerto Montt (Angelmó)
• Cristo Rey, Puerto Montt
• San Antonio de Padua, Puerto Montt (Bellavista)
• Cristo Crucificado, Puerto Montt
• María Madre y Reina, Puerto Montt
• San Pablo, Puerto Montt
• Buen Pastor, Puerto Montt
• Nuestra Señora de Fátima, Puerto Montt
• San Miguel Arcángel, Calbuco-Puluqui
• María Inmaculada, Cochamó
• Santo Toribio, Las Quemas
• San Pedro, Los Muermos
• San José, Llanquihue
• Espíritu Santo, Fresia
• Inmaculada Concepción, Frutillar
• Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Maullín
• Santa Rosa, Nueva Braunau
• Nuestra Señora de Fátima, Puerto Chico
• Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, Puerto Varas
• Inmaculada Concepción, Río Frío
• San Pedro, Rolecha
• San Andrés, Tegualda

Sanctuaries: Puerto Montt Puerto Montt is a port city in southern Chile, located by the Reloncaví Sound, and is the capital of the Llanquihue Province and the Los Lagos Region, at . ... Is a town located in the south of Chile in the tenth region called región de los lagos. Frutillar is a beautifull town on the banks of the Llanquihue´s lake. ... Puerto Varas is a town located in the southern Chilean province of Llanquihue, in the Los Lagos Region. ...

• Sanctuary (Gruta) "Nuestra Señora de Lourdes", Puerto Montt

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External links

• Archdiocese of Puerto Montt at the Catholic-hierachy website

References

1. ^ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dpumo.html