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Diocese of Villarrica Dioecesis Villaricensis Diócesis de Villarrica |
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| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Ecclesiastical province | Concepción |
| Metropolitan | Concepción |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,630 km2 (7,190 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 401,000 281,000 (70.1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 16 July 1901 (115 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Villarrica |
| Patron saint | Sacred Heart |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Francisco Javier Stegmeier Schmidlin |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib |
| Emeritus Bishops | Sixto José Parzinger Foidl, O.F.M. Cap. |
| Website | |
| diocesisdevillarrica.cl | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Villarrica (Latin: Villaricen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Villarrica in the Ecclesiastical province of Concepción in Chile.