Diocese of Iquique
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
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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.
Diocese of Iquique Dioecesis Iquiquensis Diócesis de Iquique | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Ecclesiastical province | Antofagasta |
| Metropolitan | Antofagasta |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 41,799 km2 (16,139 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1880 (145–146 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Iquique |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Isauro Ilises Covili Linfati, O.F.M. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina |
| Website | |
| www.iglesiadeiquique.cl | |
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.[1]
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
