Diocese of San Marcos de Arica Dioecesis Sancti Marci Aricensis Diócesis de San Marcos de Arica | |
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Location | |
Country | Chile |
Ecclesiastical province | Antofagasta |
Metropolitan | Antofagasta |
Statistics | |
Area | 16,512 km2 (6,375 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 198,400 140,000 (70.7%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 17 February 1959 (65 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Mark in Arica |
Patron saint | St Mark the Evangelist |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Moises Carlos Atisha Contreras |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina |
Website | |
www.obispadoarica.cl |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marcos de Arica ( Latin: Sancti Marci Aricensis) is a diocese located in the city of Arica in the ecclesiastical province of Antofagasta in Chile.