Roman Catholic Diocese of Iquique

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
Location
Country	Chile
Ecclesiastical province	Antofagasta
Metropolitan	Antofagasta
Statistics
Area	41,799 km2 (16,139 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 238,000 124,447 (52.3%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	1880 (144–145 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