Diocese of Iquique

Dioecesis Iquiquensis

Diócesis de Iquique
Location
Country Chile
Ecclesiastical provinceAntofagasta
MetropolitanAntofagasta
Statistics
Area41,799 km2 (16,139 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
238,000
124,447 (52.3%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1880 (143–144 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Iquique
Patron saintImmaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopIsauro Ilises Covili Linfati, O.F.M.
Metropolitan ArchbishopIgnacio Francisco Ducasse Medina
Website
www.iglesiadeiquique.cl

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Iquique (Latin: Iquiquen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Iquique, Chile, in the ecclesiastical province of Antofagasta.

History

Bishops

  • Vicars Apostolic of Tarapacá
    • Bishop Plácido Labarca Olivares (1887 – 1890.06.26), appointed Bishop of Concepción
    • Bishop Guillermo Juan Carter Gallo (1895.06.12 – 1906.08.30)
    • Bishop Martín Rucker Sotomayor (Apostolic Administrator 1906 – 1910)
    • Bishop José María Caro Rodríguez (1911.05.06 – 1925.12.14), appointed Bishop of La Serena; future Cardinal
    • Bishop Carlos Labbé Márquez (1926.08.02 – 1929.12.20)
  • Bishops of Iquique
    • Bishop Carlos Labbé Márquez (1929.12.20 – 1941.06.30)
    • Bishop Pedro Aguilera Narbona (1941.09.15 – 1966.11.21)
    • Bishop José del Carmen Valle Gallardo (1966.11.21 – 1984.07.09)
    • Bishop Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz, SS.CC. (1984.07.09 – 1988.04.28), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso
    • Bishop Enrique Troncoso Troncoso (1989.07.15 – 2000.05.28), appointed Bishop of Melipilla
    • Bishop Juan Barros Madrid (2000.11.21 – 2004.10.09), appointed Bishop of Chile, Military
    • Bishop Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández (43) (Apostolic Administrator 2004.11.17 – 2006.10.23)
    • Bishop Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández (2006.10.23 – 2012.10.09)
    • Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto (2014.02.22 – 2021.06.08), appointed Bishop of Rancagua
    • Bishop Isauro Ilises Covili Linfati, O.F.M. (2022.04.23 – ...)

Auxiliary bishop

  • José del Carmen Valle Gallardo (1963-1966), appointed Bishop here

References

  1. "Holy See Press Office Communiqué, 13.10.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

Sources

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