Territorial_Prelature_of_Copiapó
Roman Catholic Diocese of Copiapó
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
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.
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Diocese of Copiapó Dioecesis Copiapoënsis Diócesis de Copiapó | |
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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 (77 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Copiapó |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of the Rosary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ricardo Basilio Morales Galindo, O. de M. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas |
| Bishops emeritus | Gaspar Francisco Quintana Jorquera, C.M.F. |
| Website | |
| diocesisdecopiapo.cl | |
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- 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
- Bishop Ricardo Basilio Morales Galindo, O. de M. (2020.06.20 – present)
- Bishop Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap. (2014.10.18 – 2019.03.23), appointed Apostolic Administrator of Santiago de Chile
- Bishop Gaspar Quintana Jorquera, C.M.F. (2001.05.26 – 2014.07.25)
- Bishop Fernando Ariztía Ruiz (1976.12.11 – 2001.05.26)
- Bishop Carlos Marcio Camus Larenas (1968.01.31 – 1976.12.11), appointed Bishop of Linares
- Bishop Juan Francisco Fresno Larraín (1958.06.15 – 1967.06.28), appointed Archbishop of La Serena; future Cardinal
- Bishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos (1955.06.27 – 1957.08.20), appointed Bishop of Antofagasta; future Archbishop
- Archbishop Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez (Apostolic Administrator 1947.03.19 – 1948.06.17)
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