Diocese of Arica

Dioecesis Aricensis

Diócesis de San Marcos de Arica
Cathedral of St. Mark
Location
Country Chile
Ecclesiastical provinceAntofagasta
MetropolitanAntofagasta
Statistics
Area16,512 km2 (6,375 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2014)
198,400
140,000 (70.7%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established17 February 1959 (64 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Mark in Arica
Patron saintSt Mark the Evangelist
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMoises Carlos Atisha Contreras
Metropolitan ArchbishopIgnacio 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 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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