Roman Catholic Diocese of Linares

Not to be confused with the Diocese of Linares in Mexico.

The Diocese of Linares (also known as the Diocese of San Ambrosio de Linares; Latin: Dioecesis Linarensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Linares, Chile. It was established by Pope Pius XI on October 18, 1925 in his papal bull Notabiliter Aucto.

Diocese of Linares Dioecesis Linarensis Diócesis de Linares
Cathedral of St. Ambrose
Location
Country	Chile
Ecclesiastical province	Santiago de Chile
Statistics
Area	15,110 km2 (5,830 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 361,384 271,038 (75%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	18 October 1925 (99 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Ambrose in Linares
Patron saint	St Ambrose
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Tomislav Koljatic Maroevic
Metropolitan Archbishop	Celestino Aós Braco, OFM Cap
Website
obispadodelinares.cl

The Diocese of Linares is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. The diocese is located in the geographical center of Chile. The diocesan territory comprises two Chilean full provinces, Linares Province and Cauquenes Province, and part of a third, Talca Province, all of them in the Maule Region of Chile.^{[citation needed]}

Diocesan statistics

The Diocese of Linares has an area of 15,111 km² and a population close to 350,000.

Deaneries and parishes

There are 33 parishes grouped into six Deaneries, including: Urban Linares, Parral, Cauquenes, Constitución, San Javier, Rural Linares.

Ordinaries

Bishops of Linares

• Miguel León Prado (1925–1934)
• Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz (1935–1940), appointed Archbishop of La Serena
• Francisco Javier Valdivia Pinedo (1940–1941)
• Roberto Moreira Martínez (1941–1958)
• Augusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida (1958–1976)
• Carlos Marcio Camus Larenas (1976–2003)
• Tomislav Koljatic Maroevic (2003–present)