Jurisdiction: | Territorial Prelature |
Illapel | |
Latin: | Praelatura Territorialis Ilapensis |
Local: | Prelatura Territorial de Illapel |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 30 April 1960 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of St Raphael in Illapel |
Area Km2: | 10,350 |
Population: | 82,000 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 78,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 95.1 |
Bishop: | Jorge Patricio Vega Velasco |
Bishop Title: | Prelate |
Metro Archbishop: | René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas |
Emeritus Bishops: | Rafael de la Barra Tagle |
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.