Diocese of San Marcos de Arica
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marcos de Arica is a diocese located in the city of Arica in the ecclesiastical province of Antofagasta in Chile.
History
- 17 February 1959: Established as Territorial Prelature of Arica from the Diocese of Iquique
- 29 August 1986: Promoted as Diocese of Arica
- 12 October 2011: Name Changed to Diocese of San Marcos de Arica
Leadership, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Arica
- * Bishop Moises Carlos Atisha Contreras, Sch.P.
- * Bishop Héctor Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B., appointed Bishop of Temuco
- * Bishop Renato Hasche Sánchez, S.J.
- * Bishop Ramón Salas Valdés, S.J.
- Prelates of Arica
- * Bishop Ramón Salas Valdés, S.J.