Diocese of Copiapó
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Copiapó 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, in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Ricardo Basilio Morales Galindo, O. de M.
- Bishop Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap., appointed Apostolic Administrator of Santiago de Chile
- Bishop Gaspar Quintana Jorquera, C.M.F.
- Bishop Fernando Ariztía Ruiz
- Bishop Carlos Marcio Camus Larenas, appointed Bishop of Linares
- Bishop Juan Francisco Fresno Larraín, appointed Archbishop of La Serena; future Cardinal
- Bishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos, appointed Bishop of Antofagasta; future Archbishop
- Archbishop Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez