Diocese of Iquique
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Iquique is a diocese located in the city of Iquique, Chile, in the ecclesiastical province of Antofagasta.
History
- 1880: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Tarapacá from the Diocese of Arequipa in Peru
- 20 December 1929: Promoted as Diocese of Iquique
- 11 October 2018: Bishop emeritus Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández was laicized by Pope Francis for sexual abuse of minors, a decision that cannot be appealed.
Bishops
- Vicars Apostolic of Tarapacá
- * Bishop Plácido Labarca Olivares, appointed Bishop of Concepción
- * Bishop Guillermo Juan Carter Gallo
- * Bishop Martín Rucker Sotomayor
- * Bishop José María Caro Rodríguez, appointed Bishop of La Serena; future Cardinal
- * Bishop Carlos Labbé Márquez
- Bishops of Iquique
- * Bishop Carlos Labbé Márquez
- * Bishop Pedro Aguilera Narbona
- * Bishop José del Carmen Valle Gallardo
- * Bishop Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz, SS.CC., appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso
- * Bishop Enrique Troncoso Troncoso, appointed Bishop of Melipilla
- * Bishop Juan Barros Madrid, appointed Bishop of Chile, Military
- * Bishop Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández
- * Bishop Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández
- * Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto, appointed Bishop of Rancagua
- * Bishop Isauro Ilises Covili Linfati, O.F.M.
Auxiliary bishop
- José del Carmen Valle Gallardo, appointed Bishop here