Catholic-Hierarchy DC

Diocese of Iquique

Dioecesis Iquiquensis



Show: All | General Information | Historical Details | Ordinaries | Historical Summary | Statistics | Affiliated Bishops, Living | Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Bishop(s)

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Tarapacá
1880ErectedDiocese of Arequipa Vicariate Apostolic of Tarapacá (erected)
Diocese of Iquique
20 December 1929ErectedDiocese of Arequipa
Vicariate Apostolic of Tarapacá (suppressed)
Diocese of Iquique (erected)
20 May 1939Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Iquique (from Santiago de Chile)
17 February 1959Territory LostDiocese of Iquique (Arica except for Camina) Territorial Prelature of Arica (erected)
21 July 1965Territory LostDiocese of Antofagasta
Diocese of Iquique
Territorial Prelature of Calama (erected) (Departamento El Loa and Distrito de Pampa Union)
5 June 1967Territory LostDiocese of Iquique (Quillagua) Diocese of Antofagasta
28 June 1967Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Iquique (from La Serena to Antofagasta)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Iquique
1949110,000115,00095.7%828363,055334223ap1951
196671,95875,48295.3%621272,665285418ap1967
197092,000.0%922310293516ap1971
197690,000100,00090.0%712194,7361142316ap1977
198088,457107,87582.0%711184,9142122516ap1981
1990126,758158,44880.0%1016264,8753174117ap1991
1999150,760188,45080.0%1417314,8637193518ap2000
2000157,283196,60480.0%1418324,9158203518ap2001
2001160,484200,60580.0%1418325,0158203520ap2002
2002192,000240,00080.0%1321345,6478233519ap2003
2003190,400238,00080.0%1320335,7698233519ap2004
2004124,447238,00052.3%1318314,0148213520ap2005
2006124,447238,00052.3%1118294,29111213420ap2007
2013174,000254,60068.3%1119305,80015244421ap2014
2016178,892336,76953.1%1223355,11113264921ap2017
2019177,300333,76053.1%1428424,22114304521ap2020
2021195,926368,90653.1%1718355,59713204521ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Iquique
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 31, Page 338, to Page 340
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 946, and Page 947

============

Home | Countries | Religious Orders | Popes | Holy See | Roman Curia | Cardinals by Rank
Bishops: All | Living | Deceased | Youngest | Oldest | Cardinal Electors
Dioceses: All | Current Only | Titular | Vacant | Structured View
Events: Overview | Recent | by Date | by Year | Necrology
Ad Limina | Conclaves | Consistories | Councils
Eastern Catholic Churches

============

About Catholic-Hierarchy
Terminology/Site Help
[ Comments/Corrections ] Copyright David M. Cheney, 1996-2023
Code: web_d, v3.4.4, 25 Feb 2023; Data: 25 Sep 2023