Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa María de Los Ángeles

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.

This article is about the diocese in Chile. For the archdiocese in California, United States, see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Diocese of Santa María de Los Ángeles

Dioecesis Sanctae Mariae Angelorum

Diócesis de Santa María de Los Angeles
Location
CountryChile
Ecclesiastical provinceConcepción
MetropolitanConcepción
Statistics
Area13,454 km2 (5,195 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2010)
356,000
238,000 (66.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established20 June 1959 (61 years ago)
CathedralSt. Mary of the Angels Cathedral
Patron saintOur Lady of Angels
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFelipe Bacarreza Rodríguez
Metropolitan ArchbishopFernando Natalio Chomalí Garib
Bishops emeritusMiguel Caviedes Medina
Website
www.obispadolosangeles.cl

History

Bishops
  • Bishops of Santa María de Los Ángeles (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
    • 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), appointed Bishop of San Bernardo
    • Bishop Alejandro Durán Moreira (1966.03.31 – 1970.02.02), appointed Bishop of Rancagua
    • Bishop Luis Yáñez Ruiz Tagle (1964.03.21 – 1965.11.21)
    • Bishop Manuel Sánchez Beguiristáin (1959.12.17 – 1963.05.30), appointed Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
  • Francisco Javier Stegmeier Schmidlin, appointed Bishop of Villarrica

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