Roman Catholic Diocese of Iquique

Coordinates: 20°12′42″S 70°09′00″W / 20.2118°S 70.1501°W / -20.2118; -70.1501
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Diocese of Iquique

Dioecesis Iquiquensis

Diócesis de Iquique
Location
Country Chile
Ecclesiastical provinceAntofagasta
MetropolitanAntofagasta
Statistics
Area41,799 km2 (16,139 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2006)
238,000
124,447 (52.3%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1880 (143–144 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Iquique
Patron saintImmaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGuillermo Patricio Vera Soto
Metropolitan ArchbishopIgnacio Francisco Ducasse Medina
Website
www.iglesiadeiquique.cl

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.

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

Auxiliary bishop

References

  1. ^ "Holy See Press Office Communiqué, 13.10.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

Sources

Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Apostolic Vicariate of Tarapacá.

20°12′42″S 70°09′00″W / 20.2118°S 70.1501°W / -20.2118; -70.1501

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