Roman Catholic Diocese of Talca


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Talca,, is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. Its last bishop, Mgr. Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca, resigned 28 June 2018.
The diocesan cathedral is in the city of Talca.

History

The dioceses of Talca, of Rancagua and of San Felipe were erected by Pope Pius XI on 18 October 1925.

Diocesan statistics

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 of the province of Talca. The diocese is divided into 45 parishes, grouped in 5 pastoral zones.

Bishops


List of parishes of the diocese of Talca:

Pastoral zones and Parishes

Pastoral zones

Urban Talca