The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marcos de Arica () 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
- 12 October 2011: Name Changed to Diocese of San Marcos de Arica
Leadership, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Arica (Roman rite)
- Bishop Moises Carlos Atisha Contreras, Sch.P. (2014.11.21 â present)
- Bishop Héctor Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B. (2003.11.25 â 2013.05.14), appointed Bishop of Temuco
- Bishop Renato Hasche Sánchez, S.J. (1993.05.15 â 2003.04.24)
- Bishop Ramón Salas Valdés, S.J. (1986.08.29 â 1993.05.15)
- Prelates of Arica (Roman rite)
- Bishop Ramón Salas Valdés, S.J. (1963.10.08 â 1986.08.29)
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