Roman Catholic Diocese of Valparaíso

Diocese of Valparaíso

Dioecesis Vallis Paradisi

Diócesis de Valparaíso
Cathedral of St. James
Coat of arms
Location
CountryChile
Ecclesiastical provinceSantiago de Chile
MetropolitanSantiago de Chile
Statistics
Area4,600 km2 (1,800 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2010)
  • 1,259,000
  • 932,000 (74%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established2 November 1872 (152 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St James in Valparaíso
Patron saintOur Lady of Mount Carmel
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopJorge Patricio Vega Velasco, S.V.D.
Metropolitan ArchbishopCelestino Aós Braco, OFM Cap
Bishops emeritusGonzalo 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.