Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Illapel

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Territorial Prelature of Illapel

Praelatura Territorialis Ilapensis

Prelatura Territorial de Illapel
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Cathedral of St Raphael
Escudo de Jorge Vega Velasco.svg
Coat of arms
Location
CountryFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
Ecclesiastical province La Serena
Metropolitan La Serena
Statistics
Area10,350 km2 (4,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
82,000
78,000 (95.1%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established30 April 1960 (63 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Raphael in Illapel
Patron saint St Raphael the Archangel
Current leadership
Prelate Jorge Patricio Vega Velasco
Metropolitan Archbishop René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas
Bishops emeritusRafael 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.

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Leadership, in reverse chronological order

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31°38′00″S71°10′09″W / 31.6333°S 71.1692°W / -31.6333; -71.1692


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