Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa María de Los Ángeles

Diocese of Santa María de Los Ángeles
Dioecesis Sanctae Mariae Angelorum
Diócesis de Santa María de Los Angeles
Location
Country Chile
Ecclesiastical province Concepción
Metropolitan Concepción
Statistics
Area 13,454 km2 (5,195 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2010)
356,000
238,000 (66.9%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 20 June 1959 (59 years ago)
Cathedral St. Mary of the Angels Cathedral
Patron saint Our Lady of Angels
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Felipe Bacarreza Rodríguez
Metropolitan Archbishop Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib
Emeritus Bishops Miguel Caviedes Medina
Website
www.obispadolosangeles.cl

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa María de Los Ángeles (Latin: Sanctae Mariae Angelorum) is a diocese located in the city of Los Ángeles in the Ecclesiastical province of Concepción in Chile.

History

  • 20 June 1959: Established as Diocese of Los Ángeles from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Concepción and Diocese of Temuco

Leadership

  • Bishops of Santa María de Los Ángeles (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Felipe Bacarreza Rodríguez (2006.01.07 – present)
    • Bishop Miguel Caviedes Medina (1994.02.19 – 2006.01.07)
    • Bishop Adolfo Rodríguez Vidal (1988.07.06 – 1994.02.19)
    • Bishop Orozimbo Fuenzalida y Fuenzalida (1970.02.26 – 1987.07.13)
    • Bishop Alejandro Durán Moreira (1966.03.31 – 1970.02.02)
    • Bishop Luis Yáñez Ruiz Tagle (1964.03.21 – 1965.11.21)
    • Archbishop Manuel Sánchez Beguiristáin (1959.12.17 – 1963.05.30)

Sources

Coordinates: 37°28′13″S 72°21′09″W / 37.4703°S 72.3525°W / -37.4703; -72.3525

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