Diocese of Rancagua Dioecesis Rancaguensis Diócesis de Rancagua | |
|---|---|
 The Cathedral of Rancagua | |
| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santiago de Chile |
| Metropolitan | Santiago de Chile |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 16,042 km2 (6,194 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 869,000 699,000 (80.4%) |
| Parishes | 64 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 18 October 1925 (99 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Rancagua |
| Patron saint | Holy Cross |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Celestino Aós Braco, OFM Cap |
| Bishops emeritus | Alejandro Goić Karmelić |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rancagua (in Latin: Dioecesis Rancaguensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. The diocese was established on 18 October 1925 as Diócesis de Santa Cruz de Rancagua, by Pope Pius XII by means of the papal bull Apostolici muneris ratio.
The diocese is headed by Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto, who was named Bishop by Pope Francis on 8 June 2021.