Roman Catholic Diocese of Los Ángeles
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Roman Catholic Diocese of 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 |
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| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Metropolitan | Concepción |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,454 km2 (5,195 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 333,007 221,040 (66.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Catedral Santa María de los Ángeles |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Felipe Bacarreza Rodríguez |
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
- June 20, 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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