Eladio Vicuña Aránguiz (June 2, 1911 – June 29, 2008) was a

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...

an prelate of the

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. He was born in

Santiago de Chile Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, who ...

. He had his priestly ordination on September 22, 1934. During his religious career, Aránguiz worked as the Bishop of Chillán (1955–1974) and as the Archbishop of Puerto Montt (1974–1987). In the latter position, he was succeeded by Savino Bernardo Maria Cazzaro Bertollo.

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Eladio Vicuña Aránguiz's obituary
1911 births 2008 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Chile 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Chile People from Santiago Deaths from pneumonia in Chile Participants in the Second Vatican Council Roman Catholic bishops of Chillán Roman Catholic archbishops of Puerto Montt {{Chile-RC-archbishop-stub