Territorial Prelature of Illapel
| Territorial Prelature of Illapel Praelatura Territorialis Ilapensis Prelatura Territorial de Illapel | |
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| Cathedral of St Raphael
Cathedral of St Raphael
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| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Ecclesiastical province | La Serena |
| Metropolitan | La Serena |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,350 km2 (4,000 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2004) 82,000 78,000 (95.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 30 April 1960 (66 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Raphael in Illapel |
| Patron saint | St Raphael the Archangel |
| Current leadership | |
| Prelate | Julio Larrondo Yáñez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas |
| Website | |
| www.iglesia.cl/illapel | |
The Territorial Prelature of Illapel (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Ilapensis) is a territorial prelature located in the city of Illapel in the ecclesiastical province of La Serena in Chile.
History
- 30 April 1960: Established as Territorial Prelature of Illapel from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Serena and Diocese of San Felipe
Leadership, in reverse chronological order
- Prelates of Illapel (Roman rite)
- Bishop Julio Larrondo Yáñez (2023.12.12 – Present)
- Bishop Jorge Patricio Vega Velasco, S.V.D. (2010.02.20 – 2021.06.08), appointed Bishop of Valparaíso
- Bishop Rafael de la Barra Tagle, S.V.D. (1989.06.17 – 2010.02.20)
- Bishop Pablo Lizama Riquelme (1985.12.19 – 1988.02.24), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Talca; future Archbishop
- Bishop Cirilo Polidoro Van Vlierberghe, O.F.M. (1966.06.27 – 1984.08.11)
- Bishop Cirilo Polidoro Van Vlierberghe, O.F.M. (Apostolic Administrator 1960 – 1966.06.27)
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Illapel is a territorial prelature of the Catholic Church.[1]