Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas

Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas (29 December 1951 – 7 March 2022) was a Chilean prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Temuco.

Quotes

• In Araucania there is a complex situation. On the one hand there is a historical debt with the Mapuche people. On the other hand, acts of violence increase and spread, with all the problems that this entails. The regional government is carrying out a worthy job with the referendum among the Mapuche community. This is what was missing and what society needs
  • The Bishop of Temuco: "It is urgent to solve the Mapuche conflict" (19 December 2015) Fides News Agency