The Roman CatholicDiocese of San Carlos de Ancud (in Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Anduciae) is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Puerto Montt, in Chile. Its current bishop is Mgr. Juan María Florindo Agurto Muñoz. The retired (emeritus) bishop is Mgr. Juan Luis Ysern de Arce.
The diocese, which comprises the provinces of Chiloé and Palena, in the Los Lagos region of Chile, covers a territory of 24,283 km2 and has 26 parishes. Its estimated catholic population is about 117,000 out of a total population of 152,000.
The diocesan cathedral ("El Sagrario" parish), is located in the city of Ancud.
Bishops
Bishops of San Carlos de Ancud
Justo Donoso Vivanco † (3 July 1848 – 19 March 1853 appointed bishop of La Serena)
Vicente Gabriel Tocornal Velasco † (10 March 1853 – 11 November 1857, died)
Juan Francisco de Paula Solar Mery † (20 March 1857 – 21 April 1882, died)
Agustín Lucero Lazcano † (11 December 1886 – 3 December 1897, died)
Ramón Angel Jara Ruz † (28 April 1898 – 31 August 1909 appointed bishop of La Serena)
Pedro Armengol Valenzuela Poblete † (30 June 1910 – 16 December 1916, resigned)
Luis Antonio Castro Alvarez † (21 February 1918 – 23 October 1924, resigned)
Abraham Aguilera Bravo † (24 October 1924 – 30 April 1933, died)
Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre † (22 January 1934 – 29 April 1939 appointed bishop of Puerto Montt)
Hernán Frías Hurtado † (28 March 1940 – 13 January 1945 appointed bishop of Antofagasta)
Cándido Rada Senosiáin † (9 June 1945 – 22 December 1949, resigned)
Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida † (3 August 1950 – 15 June 1958 appointed bishop of Linares)
Alejandro Durán Moreira † (17 April 1959 – 31 March 1966 appointed bishop of Los Angeles)
