Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto
Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto (born June 7, 1958 in Isla de Maipo ) is Bishop of Iquique .
Life
Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto was ordained a priest on June 12, 1982 . In 1991 he was incardinated in the clergy of the Calama Territorial Prelature .
Pope John Paul II appointed him prelate of Calama on April 10, 2003 . The Archbishop of Antofagasta , Patricio Infante Alfonso , donated him episcopal ordination on May 31 of the same year ; Co-consecrators were Pablo Lizama Riquelme , military bishop of Chile , and Enrique Troncoso Troncoso , Bishop of Melipilla .
With the elevation to the diocese on February 20, 2010 he was appointed Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama .
On February 22, 2014, Francis appointed him Bishop of Iquique . The inauguration took place on March 29 of the same year.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández |
Bishop of Iquique since 2014 |
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| Cristián Contreras Molina OdeM |
Prelate of Calama / Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama 2003–2014 |
vacant |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Vera Soto, Guillermo Patricio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chilean clergyman, Bishop of Iquique |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Isla de Maipo |