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Suffragan diocese Santa María de Los Ángeles, Chile

Diocese of Santa María de Los Ángeles

S. Mariae Angelorum

The Diocese of Santa María de Los Ángeles is a Latin Rite diocese in Chile's Biobío Region, erected in 1959. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Concepción, with its see at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Angels.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Angels, in Santa María de Los Ángeles, Chile.

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Established
1959
Catholics
238,000
Priests
37
Territory
13,454 km²

Parishes and churches

22 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Cristián Castro Toovey
Born
28 March 1969
Birthplace
Santiago de Chile

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Angels stands in Santa María de Los Ángeles, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

The city of Los Ángeles is the seat of this Chilean diocese (Latin: Sanctae Mariae Angelorum), which forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Concepción.