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
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 238,000 124,447 (52.3%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	1880 (144 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

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website