Roman Catholic Diocese of Valparaíso
Diocese of Valparaíso Dioecesis Vallis Paradisi Diócesis de Valparaíso | |
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Cathedral of St. James | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santiago de Chile |
| Metropolitan | Santiago de Chile |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,600 km2 (1,800 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 2 November 1872 (152 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St James in Valparaíso |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Jorge Patricio Vega Velasco, S.V.D. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Celestino Aós Braco, OFM Cap |
| Bishops emeritus | Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar |
| Website | |
| www.obispadodevalparaiso.cl | |
The Diocese of Valparaíso (Latin: Vallis Paradisi) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Chile in central Chile.
Its cathedral episcopal see, the Catedral de Santiago, dedicated to the Apostle St. James the Elder (Spanish: Santiago) in the city of Valparaíso, Valparaíso Province, is a Minor World Heritage Site.