The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile ( la, Archidioecesis Sancti Iacobi in Chile) is one of the five Latin Metropolitan sees of the

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Ecclesiastical province

Its

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sees are: *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Linares The Diocese of Linares (also known as the Diocese of San Ambrosio de Linares; la, Dioecesis Linarensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Linares, Chile, Linares, Chile. It was established by Pope Pi ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Melipilla The Roman Catholic Diocese of Melipilla ( la, Melipillen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Melipilla in the Ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Chile in Chile. History * 4 April 1991: Established as Diocese of Melipilla from the Metro ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Rancagua The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rancagua (in Latin: ''Dioecesis Rancaguensis'') is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. The diocese was established on 18 October 1925 as ''Diócesis de Santa Cruz de Rancagua'', by Pope Pius ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardo The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardo ( la, Sancti Bernardi) is a diocese located in the city of San Bernardo in the Ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Chile in Chile. History *13 July 1987: Established as Diocese of San Bernardo from ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Chile The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe ( la, Sancti Philippi) is a diocese located in the city of San Felipe, Chile, San Felipe in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile, Santiago de Chile in Chile. The ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Talca The Roman Catholic Diocese of Talca, (in Latin: ''Dioecesis Talcensis''), is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. Its current bishop, Galo Fernández Villaseca, was appointed on 20 March 2021. The diocesan cathedral is i ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Valparaíso The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valparaíso ( la, Vallis Paradisi) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Chile in central Chile. Its cathedral episcopal see, the Catedral de Santiago, dedicated to the Apostle S ...

Special churches

Its

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archiepiscopal see is the

Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral () is the seat of the Archbishop of Santiago de Chile, currently Celestino Aós Braco, and the center of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. Construction of the Neoclassical cathedral began in 1753 and ended i ...

in the national capital

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. It also has six

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s: *

Votive Temple of Maipú The Votive Temple of Maipú () or Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel () is a Catholic church located in the Chilean town of Maipú. Its construction was ordered by Bernardo O'Higgins in 1818 as an act of thanksgiving to Our Lady of Mount Carme ...

, a National Shrine in Maipú * Basilica of Lourdes *

Basilica de la Merced The Basilica de la Merced is a basilica located in Santiago, Chile. It was founded by the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy and constructed in 1795. It is a Chilean National Monument. It is Neo-Renaissance in architecture and has a small ...

* Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro * Basílica del Corazón de María, (Marian) * Basílica del Salvador, dedicated to the savior.

History

* On 27 June 1561,

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established the Diocese of Santiago de Chile, on territories split off from the Diocese of La Plata o Charcas and the

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. * It lost territories repeatedly: on 22 May 1563 to establish the Diocese of Concepción, on 10 May 1570 to establish the

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and on 1806.03.28 to establish the Diocese of Salta. *

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elevated the bishopric to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile on 21 May 1840. * Since then it has lost territory five more times: on 1840.07.01 to establish the then Diocese of La Serena (now an Archdiocese), on 1872.11.02: Lost territory to establish the then Mission sui juris of Valparaíso (now Diocese of Valparaíso, on 1925.10.18 to establish the Diocese of

Rancagua Rancagua () is a city and commune in central Chile and part of the Rancagua conurbation. It is the capital of the Cachapoal Province and of the O'Higgins Region, located south of the national capital of Santiago. It was originally named Sant ...

, Diocese of San Felipe and Diocese of Talca, on 1987.07.13 to establish Diocese of San Bernardo (1987), and on 1991.04.04 to establish the Diocese of Melipilla (1991). *

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

visited the Archdiocese on 1 April 1987.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 4,205,000 Catholics (66.9% of 6,290,000 total) on 9,132 km² in 213 parishes and a mission with 877 priests (250 diocesan, 627 religious), 339 deacons, 3,109 lay religious (1,255 brothers, 1,854 sisters), 46 seminarians.

Ordinaries

Bishops of Santiago de Chile

* Rodrigo González de Marmolejo (1561–1564) * Fernando de Barrionuevo (1566–1571) *

Diego de Medellín Diego de Medellín, O.F.M. (1496 – November 1592) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1574–1592).

(1574–1593) *

Pedro de Azuaga Pedro de Azuaga, O.F.M. (1539 – November 1597) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop-Elect of Santiago de Chile (1596–1597).Juan Pérez de Espinosa Juan Pérez de Espinosa, O.F.M. (1558 – 31 October 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1600–1622).Francisco González de Salcedo Castro (1622–1634) *

Gaspar de Villarroel Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A. (1587 – 15 October 1665) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1659–1665), Bishop of Arequipa (1651–1659), and Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1637–1651). ''(in Latin)''< ...

(1637–1651), appointed Bishop of Arequipa and later Archbishop of La Plata * Diego de Zambrana de Villalobos y Cordero (1653), did not take effect * Diego de Humansoro Carantía (1660–1676) *

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, O.P. (1678–1694), appointed

Bishop of La Paz The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz ( la, Archidioecesis Pacensis in Bolivia) is an archdiocese located in the city of La Paz in Bolivia.

* Francisco de la Puebla González (1694–1704) * Luis Francisco Romero (1705–1717), appointed Bishop of Quito and later Archbishop of La Plata * Alejo Fernando de Rojas y Acevedo (1718–1723), appointed

Bishop of La Paz The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz ( la, Archidioecesis Pacensis in Bolivia) is an archdiocese located in the city of La Paz in Bolivia.

* Alonso del Pozo y Silva (1723–1730), appointed Archbishop of La Plata * José Manuel de Sarricolea y Olea (1730–1734), appointed Bishop of Cusco * Juan Bravo del Rivero y Correa (1734–1743), appointed Bishop of Arequipa * Juan González Melgarejo (1743–1753), appointed Bishop of Arequipa * Manuel de Alday y Axpée (1753–1789) * Blas Manuel Sobrino y Minayo (1788–1794), appointed Bishop of Trujillo * Francisco José Marán (1794–1807) * José Santiago Rodríguez Zorrilla (1815–1832) * Manuel Vicuña Larraín (1832–1840)

Archbishops of Santiago de Chile

* Manuel Vicuña Larraín (1840–1843) * Rafael Valentín Valdivieso y Zañartu (1847–1878) * Mariano Casanova y Casanova (1886–1906) * Juan Ignacio González Eyzaguirre (1908–1918) * Crescente Errázuriz Valdivieso (1918–1931) * José Horacio Campillo Infante (1931–1939) * José María Cardinal Caro Rodríguez (1939–1958) * Raúl Cardinal Silva Henríquez (1961–1983) * Juan Cardinal Francisco Fresno (1983–1990) *

Carlos Cardinal Oviedo Cavada Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. (19 January 1927 – 7 December 1998) was a Chilean Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Chile from 1990 to 1998, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1994. Biography Cavada ...

(1990–1998) * Francisco Javier Cardinal Errázuriz Ossa (1998–2010) * Ricardo Cardinal Ezzati Andrello (15 December 2010 – 23 March 2019) * Celestino Cardinal Aós Braco (11 January 2020 – present)

Other affiliated bishops

Auxiliary bishops

* Manuel Vicuña Larraín (1828–1832), appointed Bishop here * José Ignacio Cienfuegos Arteaga (1828–1832), appointed Bishop of Concepción * José Miguel Arístegui Aróstegui (1869–1876) *

Joaquín Larraín Gandarillas Joaquín Larraín Gandarillas (October 13, 1822 - September 26, 1897) was a Chilean priest, Roman Catholic bishop of Santiago, professor, writer and first president of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Early life He was born in Santiag ...

(1877–1897), became Archbishop (personal title) in 1893 * Jorge Montes Solar (1892–1900) * José Ramón Astorga Salinas (1899–1906) * Rafael Fernández Concha (1901–1912) * Miguel Claro Vásquez (1921), did not take effect (died on the day he was appointed) *

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(1921–1938) * Antonio José Luis Castro Alvarez, SS.CC. (1926–1935) * Augusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida, SS.CC. (1941–1950), appointed Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud * Pio Alberto Fariña Fariña (1946–1971) * Emilio Tagle Covarrubias (1958–1961), becoming Apostolic Administrator and titular Archbishop in 1959; appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Valparaíso * Gabriel Larraín Valdivieso (1966–1968) * Fernando Ariztía Ruiz (1967–1976), appointed Bishop of Copiapó * Fernando (José Ismael) Errázuriz Gandarillas (1969–1973) * Sergio Valech Aldunate (1973–2003) * Enrique Alvear Urrutia (1974–1982) * Jorge Maria Hourton Poisson (1974–1992), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Temuco * Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón (1980–1983), appointed Bishop of San Felipe * Patricio Infante Alfonso (1984–1990), appointed Archbishop of Antofagasta * Antonio Moreno Casamitjana (1986–1989), appointed Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) * Cristián Caro Cordero (1991–2001), appointed Archbishop of Puerto Montt * Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca (1995–1996), appointed Bishop of Talca * Ricardo Cardinal Ezzati Andrello (2001–2006), appointed Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) (later returned here as Archbishop); future Cardinal * Andrés Arteaga Manieu (2001–) * Cristián Contreras Villarroel (2003–2014), appointed Bishop of Melipilla * Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib (2006–2011), appointed Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) * Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic (2012–) * Galo Fernández Villaseca (2014–) *

Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez (born 2 January 1959) is a Chilean prelate of the Catholic Church who was named Archbishop of Puerto Montt in December 2019. Ramos Pérez was born in Santiago on 2 January 1959. He earned a degree in engineering at th ...

(2014–2019), appointed Archbishop of Puerto Montt *

Jorge Enrique Concha Cayuqueo Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...

(2015–2020), appointed Bishop of Osorno * Cristián Carlos Roncagliolo Pacheco (2017–) * Carlos Eugenio Irarrázaval Errázuriz (2019); did not take effect * Alberto Ricardo Lorenzelli Rossi (2019–)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Pedro Felipe de Azúa e Iturgoyen, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción in 1735 * José de Toro y Zambrano, appointed Bishop of Concepción in 1744 * Pedro Miguel Argandoña Pastene Salazar, appointed Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina in 1745 * Diego Antonio Elizondo y Prado, appointed Bishop of Concepción in 1840 * José Agustín de la Sierra Mercado, appointed Bishop of La Serena in 1842 * Justo Donoso Vivanco, appointed Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud in 1848 * Vicente Gabriel Tocornal Velasco, appointed Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile in 1853; did not take effect * José Hipólito Salas y Toro, appointed Bishop of Concepción in 1854 * José Manuel Orrego Pizarro, appointed Bishop of La Serena in 1868 * Plácido Labarca Olivares, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Tarapacá in 1887; appointed Bishop of Concepción in 1890 (consecrated bishop in 1890) *

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, appointed Bishop of La Serena in 1890 * Rafael Molina Cortez, appointed Titular Bishop of Sinopoli in 1884 (died in 1889 without being consecrated) * Ramón Ángel Jara Ruz, appointed Vicar General of Valparaíso in 1894; appointed Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud in 1898 * Luis Enrique Izquierdo Vargas, appointed Bishop of Concepción in 1906 * Eduardo Gimpert Paut, appointed Vicar General of Valparaíso in 1906 (titular bishop in 1916) *

Luís Silva Lezaeta Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Antofagasta in 1904 (consecrated bishop in 1912) * Gilberto Fuenzalida Guzmán, appointed Bishop of Concepción in 1918 *

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, appointed Bishop of La Serena in 1918 * Prudencio Contardo Ibarra (priest here, 1883-1906), appointed Vicar General of Temuco (and titular bishop) in 1920 *

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, appointed Titular Bishop of Mariamme in 1923 * Miguel León Prado, appointed Vicar General of Talca in 1913; appointed Bishop of Linares in 1925 *

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, appointed Bishop of San Felipe in 1925 * Rafael Lira Infante, appointed Bishop of Rancagua in 1925 * Carlos Labbé Márquez, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Tarapacá in 1926 *

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, appointed Bishop of Antofagasta in 1933 * Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre, appointed Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud in 1934 * Alfredo Silva Santiago, appointed Bishop of Temuco in 1935 *

Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz Monsignor Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz (26 August 1896 – 9 August 1942) was a Chilean Roman Catholic archbishop. Juan Subercaseaux was of French and Basque descent. Biography Juan Subercaseaux was born in Santiago, the son of Ramón Suber ...

, appointed Bishop of Linares in 1935 * Jorge Antonio Larraín Cotapos, appointed Bishop of Chillán in 1937 * Eduardo Larraín Córdovez, appointed Bishop of Rancagua in 1938 * Manuel Larraín Errazuriz, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Talca in 1938 *

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, appointed Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud in 1940 * Francisco Javier Valdivia Pinedo, appointed Bishop of Linares in 1940; did not take effect * Alejandro Menchaca Lira, appointed Bishop of Temuco in 1941 * Roberto Moreira Martínez, appointed Bishop of Linares in 1941 *

Eladio Vicuña Aránguiz Eladio Vicuña Aránguiz (June 2, 1911 – June 29, 2008) was a Chilean prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was born in Santiago de Chile Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as wel ...

, appointedBishop of Chillán in 1955 *

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, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Talca in 1958 * Alberto Rencoret Donoso, appointed Bishop of Puerto Montt in 1958 * José Luis Castro Cabrera, appointed Bishop of San Felipe in 1963 *

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, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Rancagua in 1963 *

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, appointed Bishop of Talca in 1967 *

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, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Puerto Maldonado, Peru in 1968; did not take effect *

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, appointed Bishop of Chillán in 1982 *

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, appointed Bishop of Chile, Military in 1983 *

Jorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez Jorge Arturo Agustín Medina Estévez (; 23 December 1926 – 3 October 2021) was a Chilean prelate of the Catholic Church who held senior positions both in his native country and in the Roman Curia. He was prefect of the Congregation for D ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Rancagua in 1984; future Cardinal *

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, appointed Prelate of Illapel in 1985 *

Enrique Troncoso Troncoso Enrique Troncoso Troncoso (11 November 1937 – 29 March 2018) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Enrique Troncoso Troncoso was born in Chile and was ordained to the priesthood in 1961. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iquique, ...

, appointed Bishop of Iquique in 1989 * Pedro Felipe Bacarreza Rodríguez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) in 1991 * Juan de la Cruz Barros Madrid, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso in 1995 *

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, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) in 1997 * Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina, appointed Bishop of Valdivia in 2002 *

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(priest here, 1982-1991), appointed Prelate of Calama in 2003 *

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, appointed Bishop of San Marcos de Arica in 2014

Sexual abuse lawsuit

On October 21, 2018, it was reported that Chile’s Court of Appeal ordered the office of Santiago’s Archbishop to pay 450 million pesos ($650,000) to three men who stated they were sexually abused for decades by Chilean priest

Fernando Karadima The case of Fernando Karadima concerned the sexual abuse of minors in Chile, which became public in 2010. It raised questions about the responsibility and complicity of several Chilean bishops, including some of the country's highest-ranking Cath ...

. Court President Dobra Lusic denied on October 22 that a verdict had been reached and that the lawsuit was still ongoing. A complaint issued on October 25, 2018 accused former Archbishop Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa of leading the cover-up of sex abuse committed by Karadima. The complaint also named former Apostolic Nuncio to Chile Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, Chilean Minister of the Court of Appeals Juan Manuel Muñoz, Archbishop of Santiago Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, and the Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago Andrés Arteaga Manieu as witnesses to the cover-up On March 27, 2019, however the Court of Appeals ordered the Archdiocese to pay 100 million pesos (about US$147,000) for "moral damages" to each of the survivors: Juan Carlos Cruz, José Andrés Murillo and James Hamilton. The ruling was confirmed by their lawyer and Santiago Bishop Celestino Aos on March 28.

References

Sources and external links

Catholic-Hierarchy.org – Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile"
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