Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Concepción

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Archdiocese of Concepción

Archidioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis

Arquidiócesis de Concepción
Casa-central.jpg
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Location
Country Chile
Ecclesiastical provinceConcepción
Statistics
Area11,330 km2 (4,370 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2006)
1,176,000
612,000 (52.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established22 March 1563 (458 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saintImmaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan Archbishop
Map
Arquidiócesis de Santísima Concepción.svg
Website
www.arzobispadodeconcepcion.cl

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Concepción (Latin: Sanctissimae Conceptionis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Concepción in Chile.[1][2]

History[]

  • 22 March 1563: Established as Diocese of La Imperial from the Diocese of Santiago de Chile
  • 1603: Renamed as Diocese of Concepción
  • 20 May 1939: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Concepción

Ordinaries[]

Diocese of La Imperial[]

Erected: 22 March 1563

Diocese of Concepción[]

Renamed: 1603

  • (18 Oct 1618 – 17 Aug 1620 Appointed, Bishop of Trujillo)[3]
  • , O.F.M. (17 Aug 1620 – 30 Jan 1630 Died)[3]
  • (14 Mar 1633 – 12 Dec 1652 Died)[3]
  • , O. Cist. (23 Jun 1653 – 19 Sep 1661 Died)[3]
  • , O.S.A. (15 Jul 1669 – Nov 1677 Died)[3]
  • , O.P. (25 May 1682 – Dec 1683 Died)
  • , O.S.A. (16 Sep 1686 – 27 Nov 1692 Resigned)
  • , O.S.A. (13 Apr 1693 – 15 May 1704 Died)
  • Diego Montero del Aguila (3 Oct 1708 – 21 Jan 1715 Appointed, Bishop of Trujillo)
  • Juan de Necolalde (1 Apr 1715 – 12 May 1723 Appointed, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas)
  • Juan Francisco Antonio de Escandón, C.R. (12 May 1723 – 18 Jun 1731 Appointed, Archbishop of Lima)
  • Salvador Bermúdez y Becerra (18 Jun 1731 – 28 Feb 1734 Confirmed, Bishop of La Paz)
  • Andrés Paredes Polanco y Armendáriz (28 Feb 1734- 28 Feb 1735, became Bishop of Quito)
  • Pedro Felipe de Azúa e Iturgoyen (28 Feb 1735 – 18 Dec 1744 Confirmed, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
  • José de Toro y Zambrano (18 Dec 1744 – 1 May 1760 Died)
  • Pedro Ángel de Espiñeira, O.F.M. (23 Nov 1761 – 9 Feb 1778 Died)
  • Francisco José Marán (1 Mar 1779 – 12 Sep 1794 Appointed, Bishop of Santiago de Chile)
  • Tomás de Roa y Alarcón (12 Sep 1794 – 5 Sep 1805 Died)
  • Diego Antonio Navarro Martín de Villodras (26 Aug 1806 – 16 Mar 1818 Confirmed, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas)
  • José Ignacio Cienfuegos Arteaga (17 Dec 1832 – 27 Apr 1840 Retired)
  • Diego Antonio Elizondo y Prado (27 Apr 1840 – 5 Oct 1852 Died)
  • José Hipólito Salas y Toro (23 Jun 1854 – 20 Jul 1883 Died)
  • Fernando Blaitt Mariño (17 Dec 1886 – 14 Jul 1887 Died)
  • Plácido Labarca Olivares (26 Jun 1890 – 9 Oct 1905 Died)
  • Luis Enrique Izquierdo Vargas (29 Jan 1906 – 7 Aug 1917 Died)
  • Gilberto Fuenzalida Guzmán (20 Feb 1918 – 24 Mar 1938 Died)

Archdiocese of Concepción[]

Elevated: 20 May 1939

  • Alfredo Silva Santiago (4 Feb 1939 – 27 Apr 1963 Resigned)
  • Manuel Sánchez Beguiristáin (25 Jun 1963 – 3 May 1983 Retired)
  • José Manuel Santos Ascarza, O.C.D. (3 May 1983 – 29 Jul 1988 Resigned)
  • Antonio Moreno Casamitjana (14 Oct 1989 – 27 Dec 2006 Retired)
  • Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. (27 Dec 2006 – 15 Dec 2010 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile; Cardinal in 2014)
  • Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib (20 Apr 2011 Appointed – )

Other affiliated bishops[]

Coadjutor archbishop[]

  • (1955-1963), did not succeed to see; appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of La Serena

Auxiliary bishops[]

  • (1735-1742), appointed Bishop here
  • Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. (1964-1974), appointed Archbishop of Antofagasta; future Cardinal
  • Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia (1974-1977), appointed Bishop of Temuco
  • Alejandro Goić Karmelić (1979-1991), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Talca
  • (1991-2006), appointed Bishop of Los Angeles
  • (1997-2003), appointed Bishop of Linares
  • (2008-2011), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

  • , appointed Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina in 1713
  • , appointed Bishop of Panamá in 1777
  • , appointed Bishop of Cuenca, Ecuador in 1805
  • , appointed Vicar General of Temuco in 1908 (titular bishop in 1911)
  • , appointed Vicar General of Chillán (and titular bishop) in 1916

Suffragan dioceses[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Concepción" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ a b c d e f Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 158. |volume= has extra text (help) (in Latin)

Sources[]

Coordinates: 36°49′39″S 73°03′05″W / 36.8276°S 73.0514°W / -36.8276; -73.0514

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