Joaquín Larraín Gandarillas

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Monsignor Joaquín Larraín Gandarillas was born in Santiago, Chile October 13, 1822. He was the sixth of 15 children of Juan Francisco Larraín Rojas and Mercedes Gandarillas Aránguiz. He studied at the prestigious Instituto Nacional, in Santiago and from there he went to the Santiago Seminary. In 1844 he graduated in Theology and Law. Subsequently, he decided to embrace the ecclesiastical career. He lived in the U.S. for some time, where he took part in the Plenary Council of North America. In 1853 he was appointed Rector of the Santiago Seminary. One year earlier, Larraín Gandarillas had become a member of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Chile. In 1877 he was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Santiago archdiocese. He was the first president ("rector") of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, which was founded June 21, 1888 through a decree issued by the Santiago Archbishopric. Monsignor Joaquín Larraín Gandarillas died in 1897.

Life:

13 Oct 1822 Born Santiago, Chile
8 Mar 1847 Ordained Priest
4 April 1847 First Mass
31 Dec 1877 Appointed auxiliary bishop of Santiago de Chile and titular Bishop of Martyropolis
1 Mar 1878 Ordained Bishop
15 Jun 1893 Appointed titular Archbishop of Anazarbus
26 Sep 1897 Died

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