Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
| Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile Archidioecesis Sancti Iacobi in Chile Arquidiócesis de Santiago de Chile | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santiago de Chile |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,132 km2 (3,526 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 5,848,000 4,059,000 (69.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 27 June 1561 (454 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of St James |
| Patron saint | St James the Greater |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Ricardo Ezzati Andrello |
| Auxiliary Bishops |
Andrés Arteaga Manieu Cristián Contreras Villarroel Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez |
| Emeritus Bishops | Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus |
| Website | |
| www.iglesiadesantiago.cl | |
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Iacobi in Chile) is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Chile. The current Archbishop is Ricardo Ezzati Andrello. Its seat is the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago.
History
On 27 June 1561, Pope Pius IV established the Diocese of Santiago de Chile from the Diocese of La Plata o Charcas and the Archdiocese of Lima. It lost territory in 1563 to form the Diocese of Concepción and the Diocese of Córdoba in 1570. Pope Gregory XVI elevated the diocese to an archdiocese on 21 May 1840. Since then it has lost territory six more time to establish the diocese's of La Serena (1840), Valparaíso (1872), Rancagua (1925), San Felipe (1925), San Bernardo (1987), and Melipilla (1991).[1][2]
Archbishops
- Manuel Vicuña Larraín (21 May 1840 - 3 May 1843)
- Rafael Valentín Valdivieso y Zañartu (4 Oct 1847 - 8 Jun 1878 )
- Mariano Casanova y Casanova (29 Nov 1886 - 16 May 1908 )
- Juan Ignacio González Eyzaguirre (8 Aug 1908 - 9 Jun 1918 )
- Crescente Errázuriz Valdivieso (30 Dec 1918 - 5 Jun 1931 )
- José Horacio Campillo Infante (11 Aug 1931 - 29 Jul 1939 )
- José María Caro Rodríguez (28 Aug 1939 - 4 Dec 1958 )
- Raúl Silva Henríquez, S.D.B. (14 May 1961 - 3 May 1983 )
- Juan Francisco Fresno (3 May 1983 - 30 Mar 1990)
- Carlos Oviedo Cavada O. de M. (30 Mar 1990 - 16 Feb 1998)
- Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa (24 Apr 1998 - 15 Dec 2010)
- Ricardo Ezzati Andrello (15 Dec 2010 - present)
Suffragan dioceses
References
- ↑ "Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ↑ "Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
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Coordinates: 33°26′15″S 70°39′06″W / 33.4376°S 70.6516°W