Diocese of Copiapó

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The Diocese of Copiapó is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in northern Chile, established as an apostolic administration in 1946 and erected as a diocese in 1957. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of La Serena.

Bishop
Ricardo Morales Galindo
Latin name
Copiapoën(sis)
Erected
21 April 1955 (origins 1957)
Cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Patron
Our Lady of the Rosary
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
La Serena
Catholics
193,524
Chancery
Calle Chacabuco 441, Copiapó, Chile
Telephone
Tel. 974.123.979

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001207 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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