Roman Catholic Diocese of Copiapó

Diocese of Copiapó Dioecesis Copiapoënsis Diócesis de Copiapó
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Location
Country	Chile
Ecclesiastical province	La Serena
Metropolitan	La Serena
Statistics
Area	80,000 km2 (31,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 254,336 193,524 (76.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	9 November 1946 (70 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Copiapó
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Gaspar Quintana Jorquera
Metropolitan Archbishop	René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas
Website
diocesisdecopiapo.cl

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Copiapó (Latin: Copiapoën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Copiapó in the Ecclesiastical province of La Serena in Chile.

History

• 9 November 1946: Established as Apostolic Administration of Copiapó
• 21 April 1955: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Copiapó
• 31 October 1957: Promoted as Diocese of Copiapó

Leadership

• Bishops of Copiapó (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Gaspar Quintana Jorquera, C.M.F. (2001.05.26 – present)
  • Bishop Fernando Ariztía Ruiz (1976.12.11 – 2001.05.26)
  • Bishop Fernando Ariztía Ruiz (Apostolic Administrator 1975 – 1976.12.11)
  • Bishop Carlos Marcio Camus Larenas (1968.01.31 – 1976.12.11)
  • Cardinal Juan Francisco Fresno Larraín (1958.06.15 – 1971.07.28)
• Prelates of Copiapó (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (1955.06.27 – 1957.08.20)
  • Archbishop Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez (Apostolic Administrator 1947.03.19 – 1948.06.17)

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

Coordinates: 27°21′58″S 70°20′00″W / 27.3661°S 70.3333°W / -27.3661; -70.3333