Héctor Vargas Bastidas Explained

Type:Bishop
Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas
Bishop of Temuco
Diocese:Temuco
Appointed:14 May 2013
Term End:7 March 2022
Predecessor:Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón
Ordination:15 July 1978
Ordained By:Tomás Osvaldo González Morales
Consecration:4 January 2004
Consecrated By:Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa
Birth Date:29 December 1951
Birth Place:Valdivia, Chile
Death Place:Temuco, Chile
Previous Post:Bishop of Arica (2003–2013)
Motto:Testimonio De Cristo Pastor
Héctor Vargas Bastidas
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Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas (29 December 1951 – 7 March 2022) was a Chilean Roman Catholic prelate. He was Bishop of Arica from 25 November 2003 until 14 May 2013 and Bishop of Temuco from 14 May 2013 until his death.[1]

Vargas Bastidas died on 7 March 2022, at the age of 70.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bvarba.html Bishop Hector Eduardo Vargas Bastidas
  2. https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/2022/03/07/confirman-fallecimiento-de-obispo-de-temuco-hector-vargas-criticado-por-encubrimiento-en-casos-de-abuso/ "Confirman fallecimiento de obispo de Temuco, Héctor Vargas, criticado por encubrimiento en casos de abuso"