Roman Catholic Diocese of Rancagua

Diocese of Rancagua Dioecesis Rancaguensis Diócesis de Rancagua
The Cathedral of Rancagua
Location
Country	Chile
Ecclesiastical province	Santiago de Chile
Metropolitan	Santiago de Chile
Statistics
Area	16,042 km2 (6,194 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 869,000 699,000 (80.4%)
Parishes	64
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	18 October 1925 (92 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Rancagua
Patron saint	Holy Cross
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Ricardo Ezzati Andrello
Apostolic Administrator	Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez
Emeritus Bishops	Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz, Alejandro Goic Karmelic
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rancagua (in Latin: Dioecesis Rancaguensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. The diocese was established on 18 October 1925 as Diócesis de Santa Cruz de Rancagua, by Pope Pius XII by means of the papal bull Apostolici muneris ratio.

The diocese is headed by Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez, who was named Apostolic Administrator by Pope Francis on 28 June 2018.

Diocesan statistics

The diocese comprises the three provinces of the O'Higgins Region of Chile: Cachapoal, Colchagua and Cardenal Caro, with the exception of the comuna of Navidad, of the latter province, which belongs to the diocese of Melipilla. It covers a territory of 16,042 km² (6,194 sq mi) and has 63 parishes. It is estimated that 80 percent of the population of the diocese is Catholic. This figure represents about 625,000 Catholics out of a total population of 781,000 persons.

The diocesan cathedral is located in the city of Rancagua.

Bishops of Rancagua

External links

• Website of the diocese (in Spanish)
• Diocese of Rancagua at Catholic-Hierarchy.org