Abelino Manuel Apeleo

Chilean Anglican bishop

The Right Reverend Abelino Apeleo
1st Bishop of Araucanía
Church	Anglican Church of Chile
Diocese	Araucanía
In office	2018–2022
Other post(s)	Auxiliary bishop of Chile
Personal details
Born	(1951-06-08) June 8, 1951 (age 73)

Abelino Manuel Apeleo (born June 8, 1951) is an indigenous Chilean Anglican bishop.^[1] Previously the auxiliary bishop for the Araucanía Region,^[2] he served from 2018 to 2022 as the first diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Araucanía, centered on Temuco^[3] in the 40th province of the Anglican Communion, the Anglican Church of Chile.^[4]

Abelino retired as bishop of Araucanía in January 2022 after more than 40 years of ordained ministry.^[5] He is a member of the Mapuche indigenous people group.^[6]

References

^ "Diocese of Chile selects bishops who will serve if it becomes independent Anglican province". Anglican News. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
^ "World news in brief". Church Times. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
^ World Anglican
^ "Birth of a new mission as "shining light" Chile becomes Anglican Communion's 40th province". Anglican Communion News Service. Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
^ "Diócesis de la Araucanía se reunió en culto unido" (in Spanish). Iglesia Anglicana de Chile. 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ Mountstephen, Philip (November 15, 2013). ""From the highest of heights to the depths of the sea..."". Anglican Communion News Service. Retrieved 30 March 2023.