Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa María de Los Ángeles
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 | |
| 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 (55 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angles in Los Ángeles, Bío Bío |
| 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)
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