Roman Catholic Diocese of Copiapó

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., 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