Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa María de Los Ángeles

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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 (including non-members)		(as of 2010)
356,000
238,000 (66.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established20 June 1959 (62 years ago)
CathedralSt. Mary of the Angels Cathedral
Patron saintOur Lady of Angels
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop
Metropolitan ArchbishopFernando Natalio Chomalí Garib
Bishops emeritus
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[]

Bishops[]

  • Bishops of Santa María de Los Ángeles (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop Felipe Bacarreza Rodríguez (2006.01.07 – present)
    • Bishop (1994.02.19 – 2006.01.07)
    • Bishop (1988.07.06 – 1994.02.19)
    • Bishop Orozimbo Fuenzalida y Fuenzalida (1970.02.26 – 1987.07.13), appointed Bishop of San Bernardo
    • Bishop (1966.03.31 – 1970.02.02), appointed Bishop of Rancagua
    • Bishop (1964.03.21 – 1965.11.21)
    • Bishop (1959.12.17 – 1963.05.30), appointed Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]

  • , appointed Bishop of Villarrica

Sources[]

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



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