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Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz (26 August 1896 – 9 August 1942) was a

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archbishop. Juan Subercaseaux was of French and

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descent.

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Juan Subercaseaux was born in

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, the son of Ramón Subercaseaux Vicuña, a career diplomat, Ambassador of Chile to the

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for more than two decades and Amalia Errázuriz Urmeneta, writer, author of the book "Rome of the spirit". Young Juan was educated in the values of the faith, in a deeply Catholic family, had as spiritual director the famous Chilean

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, Miguel León Prado, who would become, years later, the first bishop of the Diocese of Linares. Juan went to the prestigious Jesuit school of "San Ignacio" in Santiago, and from there he went directly to the Santiago

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in order to continue his education. After his ordination he continued his studies of Philosophy and

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, initially at the

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and, subsequently, at the Pontificio Collegio Pio Latino Americano of Rome and at the " Accademia dei Nobili Ecclesiastici" (nowadays "

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)", where he obtained the

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in Philosophy and Theology. Ordained

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of Santiago de Chile on 3 April 1920, he was consecrated

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of Linares on 28 April 1935 by the

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Nuncio in Chile, Archbishop Ettore Felici. Appointed Archbishop of La Serena in 1940. He was awarded the Order of the Crown of

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and died in a road accident near La Serena.

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*''Buena Nueva'', periodical of Linares Diocese (

). 1896 births 1942 deaths J Chilean people of Basque descent Chilean people of French descent 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Chile 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Chile Road incident deaths in Chile Subercaseaux family Roman Catholic archbishops of La Serena Roman Catholic bishops of Linares {{Chile-RC-archbishop-stub

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