Roman Catholic Diocese of Iquique

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Metropolitan Antofagasta Rite Roman Rite Area 41,799 km²		Sui iuris church Latin Church Established 1880 (137 years ago) Country Chile

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)238,000124,447 (52.3%) Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Iquique Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta Emeritus bishop Marco A. 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

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)

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Iquique Wikipedia

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