Diocese of Santa María de Los Ángeles
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
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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.
Diocese of Santa María de Los Ángeles Dioecesis Sanctae Mariae Angelorum Diócesis de Santa María de Los Angeles | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Ecclesiastical province | Concepción |
| Metropolitan | Concepción |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,454 km2 (5,195 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 25 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 20 June 1959 |
| Cathedral | St. Mary of the Angels Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Angels |
| Secular priests | 43 (36 Diocesan, 7 Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Cristián Castro Toovey |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sergio Hernán Pérez de Arce Arraigada, SS.CC. |
| Bishops emeritus | Felipe Bacarreza |
| Website | |
| www.obispadolosangeles.cl | |
History
- 20 June 1959: Established as Diocese of Los Ángeles from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Concepción and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Temuco
Bishops
- Bishops of Santa María de Los Ángeles (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Cristián Castro Toovey (2024.03.23 – Present)
- Felipe Bacarreza (2006.01.07 – 2024.03.23), retired
- Miguel Caviedes Medina (1994.02.19 – 2006.01.07), retired
- Adolfo Rodríguez Vidal (1988.07.06 – 1994.02.19), resigned
- Orozimbo Fuenzalida y Fuenzalida (1970.02.26 – 1987.07.13), appointed Bishop of San Bernardo
- Alejandro Durán Moreira (1966.03.31 – 1970.02.02), appointed Bishop of Rancagua
- Luis Yáñez Ruiz Tagle, O.F.M. (1964.03.21 – 1965.11.21)
- Manuel Sánchez Beguiristáin (1959.12.17 – 1963.06.25), appointed Archbishop of Concepción
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Tomás Carrasco Cortés (2001-2023), appointed Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama
- Francisco Javier Stegmeier Schmidlin (1988-2009), appointed Bishop of Villarrica
Sources
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