Roman Catholic Diocese of Iquique

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.

  Bishops

• Vicars Apostolic of Tarapacá
• * Bishop Plácido Labarca Olivares, appointed Bishop of Concepción
• * Bishop Guillermo Juan Carter Gallo
• * Bishop Martín Rucker Sotomayor
• * Bishop José María Caro Rodríguez, appointed Bishop of La Serena; future Cardinal
• * Bishop Carlos Labbé Márquez
• Bishops of Iquique
• * Bishop Carlos Labbé Márquez
• * Bishop Pedro Aguilera Narbona
• * Bishop José del Carmen Valle Gallardo
• * Bishop Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz, SS.CC., appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso
• * Bishop Enrique Troncoso Troncoso, appointed Bishop of Melipilla
• * Bishop Juan Barros Madrid, appointed Bishop of Chile, Military
• * Bishop Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández
• * Bishop Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández
• * Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto

  Auxiliary bishop

• José del Carmen Valle Gallardo, appointed Bishop here