Roman Catholic Diocese of Iquique
The Diocese of Iquique (lat.: Dioecesis Iquiquensis, Spanish: diócesis de Iquique ) is a diocese located in Chile of the Roman Catholic church located in Iquique.
History
The Diocese of Iquique in 1880 by Pope Leo XIII. out of territory of the Diocese of Arequipa built as Apostolic Vicariate of Tarapacá. On 20 December 1929, the Apostolic Vicariate of Tarapacá was by Pope Pius XI. raised to the bishopric and renamed diocese Iquique. On February 17, 1959, the diocese was part of its territory from establishing the Territorialprälatur Arica. The Diocese of Iquique announced on July 21, 1965 from another time parts of its territory establishing the Territorialprälatur Calama.
The Diocese of Iquique is the Archdiocese of Antofagasta is a suffragan.
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Tarapacá
- Plácido Labarca Olivares, 1887-1890, then Bishop of Concepción
- Daniel Fuenzalida Santelices, 1890-1895
- Guillermo Juan Carter Gallo, 1895-1906
- Martin Rucker Sotomayor, 1906-1910
- José María Caro Rodríguez, 1911-1925, then Bishop of La Serena
- Carlos Labbé Márquez, 1926-1929
Bishops of Iquique
- Carlos Labbé Márquez, 1929-1941
- Pedro Aguilera Narbona, 1941-1966
- José del Carmen Valle Gallardo, 1966-1984
- Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz SS.CC., 1984-1988, then auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Valparaíso
- Enrique Troncoso Troncoso, 1989-2000, then Bishop of Melipilla
- Juan Barros Madrid, 2000-2004, then military Bishop of Chile
- Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández, 2006-2012
- Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto, since 2014