Apostolic Vicariate of Aysén
Apostolic Vicariate of Aysén Vicariatus Apostolicus Aysenensis Vicariato Apostólico de Aysén | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Metropolitan | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 109,865 km2 (42,419 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 17 February 1940 (86 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows in Coyhaique |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Apostolic Vicar | Luigi Infanti della Mora |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Aysén (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Aysenensis) is a Latin Church missionary ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Chile. Originally, it was established as an apostolic prefecture on 17 February 1940 by Pope Pius XII and was subsequently elevated to apostolic vicariate on 8 May 1955. Its current bishop (Vicar Apostolic) is Mgr. Luigi Infanti della Mora, O.S.M.