Héctor Vargas Bastidas

Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas (29 December 1951 – 7 March 2022) was a Chilean Roman Catholic prelate. He was Bishop of Arica from 25 November 2003 until 14 May 2013 and Bishop of Temuco from 14 May 2013 until his death.^[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Bastidas.

The Most Reverend Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas
Bishop of Temuco
Diocese	Temuco
Appointed	14 May 2013
Term ended	7 March 2022
Predecessor	Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Arica (2003–2013)
Orders
Ordination	15 July 1978 by Tomás Osvaldo González Morales
Consecration	4 January 2004 by Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa
Personal details
Born	(1951-12-29)29 December 1951 Valdivia, Chile
Died	7 March 2022(2022-03-07) (aged 70) Temuco, Chile
Motto	Testimonio De Cristo Pastor
Coat of arms

Styles of Héctor Vargas Bastidas
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Vargas Bastidas died on 7 March 2022, at the age of 70.^[2]