Roman Catholic Diocese of Copiapó

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Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Phone +56 52 221 6431		Patron saint Our Lady of the Rosary Area 80,000 km² Country Chile

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)254,336193,524 (76.1%) Established 9 November 1946 (70 years ago) Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Copiapó Address Calle Chacabuco 441, Copiapó, III Región, Chile Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena Metropolitan archbishop René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas

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)

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Copiapó Wikipedia

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