- Roman Catholic Diocese of Iquique
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Diocese of Iquique
Dioecesis IquiquensisLocation Country Chile Metropolitan Antofagasta Statistics Area 41,799 km2 (16,139 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2006)
238,000
124,447 (52.3%)Information Rite Latin Rite Cathedral Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción Current leadership Bishop Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández The Roman Catholic Diocese of Iquique (Latin: Iquiquen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Iquique in the Ecclesiastical province of Antofagasta in Chile.
History
- 1880: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Tarapacá from the Diocese of Arequipa in Peru
- December 20, 1929: Promoted as Diocese of Iquique
Leadership
- Bishops of Iquique (Roman rite)
- Bishop Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández (2006.10.23 – present)
- Bishop Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández (43) (Apostolic Administrator 2004.11.17 – 2006.10.23)
- Bishop Juan Barros Madrid (2000.11.21 – 2004.10.09)
- Bishop Enrique Troncoso Troncoso (1989.07.15 – 2000.05.28)
- Bishop Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz, SS.CC. (1984.07.09 – 1988.04.28)
- Bishop José del Carmen Valle Gallardo (1966.11.21 – 1984.07.09)
- Bishop Pedro Aguilera Narbona (1941.09.15 – 1966.11.21)
- Bishop Carlos Labbé Márquez (1929.12.20 – 1941.06.30)
- Vicars Apostolic of Tarapacá (Roman rite)
- Bishop Carlos Labbé Márquez (1926.08.02 – 1929.12.20)
- Cardinal José María Caro Rodríguez (1911.05.06 – 1925.12.14)
- Bishop Martín Rucker Sotomayor (Apostolic Administrator 1906 – 1910)
- Bishop Guillermo Juan Carter Gallo (1895.06.12 – 1906.08.30)
- Bishop Plácido Labarca Olivares (1887 – 1890.06.26)
Source
Province of Antofagasta Province of Concepción Province of La Serena Province of Puerto Montt Province of Santiago de Chile Sui iuris Jurisdictions This article on a Roman Catholic diocese in South America is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.