Roman Catholic Diocese of Los Ángeles

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Los Ángeles
latin= Dioecesis Sanctae Mariae Angelorum
country= Chile| metropolitan=Concepción
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Santa María de los Ángeles
cocathedral =
area= 13,454
population= 333,007
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 221,040
catholics_percent= 66.4
bishop= Felipe Bacarreza Rodríguez
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of 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 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)

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/losa2.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dlsan.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.obispadolosangeles.cl/ Diocese website]