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· Osorno, Chile

Capilla Santa Teresa de Los Andes vandalized in Rahue Alto, Osorno

Capilla Santa Teresa de Los Andes, Villa Sofía, Rahue Alto, Osorno (parish San Leopoldo Mandic)

Killed
0
Injured
0
Structures
1
Denomination
Catholic

Reported on Sunday, 27 September 2026: unknown persons entered Capilla Santa Teresa de Los Andes at San Agustín 755, Villa Sofía, Rahue Alto, Osorno (Los Lagos, Chile), in the parish of San Leopoldo Mandic. The door was removed and its hinges stripped, the lock was smashed, glass on the sacristy side was broken, and the tabernacle (sagrario) was opened and the hosts taken. Community treasurer Claudio Coronado estimated damages over 1.5 million Chilean pesos. The chapel had been vandalized before; metal grilles and cameras had been installed. BioBioChile / Radio Bío Bío Osorno published on 27 September 2026; CLG Medios published on 28 September 2026.

Theft/break-in mapped to incidentType vandalism. Coordinates are the Nominatim quarter pin for Rahue Alto, Osorno (−40.5837637, −73.1693532); Nominatim returned no place_of_worship pin. Address reported as San Agustín 755. occurredOn is Sunday 27 September 2026, the report date.

Source: BioBioChile / CLG Medios · Open report

Approximate location

Osorno, Chile

Town scale. Not a confirmed church footprint.