Roman Catholic Diocese of Arica

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
• * Bishop Moises Carlos Atisha Contreras, Sch.P.
• * Bishop Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B., appointed Bishop of Temuco
• * Bishop Renato Hasche Sánchez, S.J.
• * Bishop Ramón Salas Valdés, S.J.
• Prelates of Arica
• * Bishop Ramón Salas Valdés, S.J.