Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marcos de Arica
Appearance
Diocese of Arica Dioecesis Aricensis Diócesis de San Marcos de Arica | |
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![]() Cathedral of St. Mark | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Antofagasta |
Metropolitan | Antofagasta |
Statistics | |
Area | 16,512 km2 (6,375 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 198,400 140,000 (70.7%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 17 February 1959 (65 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Mark in Arica |
Patron saint | St Mark the Evangelist |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Moises Carlos Atisha Contreras |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina |
Website | |
www.obispadoarica.cl |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arica (Latin: Aricen(sis)) 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
Leadership, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Arica (Roman rite)
- Bishop Moises Carlos Atisha Contreras, Sch.P. (2014.11.21 – present)
- Bishop Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B. (2003.11.25 – 2013.05.14), appointed Bishop of Temuco
- Bishop Renato Hasche Sánchez, S.J. (1993.05.15 – 2003.04.24)
- Bishop Ramón Salas Valdés, S.J. (1986.08.29 – 1993.05.15)
- Prelates of Arica (Roman rite)
- Bishop Ramón Salas Valdés, S.J. (1963.10.08 – 1986.08.29)
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