Roman Catholic Diocese of Iquique
| Diocese of Iquique Dioecesis Iquiquensis Diócesis de Iquique | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Ecclesiastical province | Antofagasta |
| Metropolitan | Antofagasta |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 41,799 km2 (16,139 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 238,000 124,447 (52.3%) |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1880 (135 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Iquique |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Pablo Lizama Riquelme |
| Emeritus Bishops | Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández |
| Website | |
| www.iglesiadeiquique.cl | |
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
- 20 December 1929: Promoted as Diocese of Iquique
Leadership
- Bishops of Iquique (Latin Church)
- Bishop Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández (2006.10.23 – 2012.10.09)
- 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
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Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Apostolic Vicariate of Tarapacá. |
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