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%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 27 June 1561 (457 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 |
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| Emeritus Bishops | Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus |
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| Website | |
| www.iglesiadesantiago.cl | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Iacobi in Chile) is one of the five Latin Metropolitan sees of the Roman Catholic Church in Chile. The current Archbishop is Ricardo Ezzati Andrello.
Ecclesiastical province
Its Suffragan sees are :
Special churches
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago in the national capital Santiago de Chile.
It also has six Minor Basilicas: Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Carmen, a National Shrine, in wine town Maipú, and five more in capital Santiago itself : Basílica de Lourdes Lourdes, Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Merced, Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro, Basílica del Corazón de María, (all four Marian) and Basílica del Salvador, dedicated to the savior.
History
- On 27 June 1561, Pope Pius IV established the Diocese of Santiago de Chile, on territories split off from the Diocese of La Plata o Charcas and the Archdiocese of Lima.
- It lost territories repeatedly : on 22 May 1563 to establish the Diocese of Concepción, on 10 May 1570 to establish the Diocese of Córdoba and on 1806.03.28 to establish the Diocese of Salta.
- Pope Gregory XVI elevated the bishopric to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile on 21 May 1840.
- Since then it has lost territory five more times : on 1840.07.01 to establish the then Diocese of La Serena (now an Archdiocese), on 1872.11.02: Lost territory to establish the then Mission sui juris of Valparaíso (now Diocese of Valparaíso, on 1925.10.18 to establish the Diocese of Rancagua, Diocese of San Felipe and Diocese of Talca, on 1987.07.13 to establish Diocese of San Bernardo (1987), and on 1991.04.04 to establish the Diocese of Melipilla (1991).
- It enjoyed a Papal visit from Pope John Paul II I April 1987.[1]
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 4,205,000 Catholics (66.9% of 6,290,000 total) on 9,132 km² in 213 parishes and a mission with 877 priests (250 diocesan, 627 religious), 339 deacons, 3,109 lay religious (1,255 brothers, 1,854 sisters), 46 seminarians.[1]
Ordinaries
Bishops of Santiago de Chile
- Rodrigo González de Marmolejo (1561-1564)
- Fernando de Barrionuevo, O.F.M. (1566-1571)
- Diego de Medellín, O.F.M. (1574-1593)
- Pedro de Azuaga, O.F.M. (1596-1597)
- Juan Pérez de Espinosa, O.F.M. (1600-1622)
- Francisco González de Salcedo Castro (1622-1634)
- Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A. (1637-1651), appointed Bishop of Arequipa and later Archbishop of La Plata
- Diego de Zambrana de Villalobos y Cordero (1653)
- Diego de Humansoro Carantía, O.F.M. (1660-1676)
- Bernardo de Carrasco y Saavedra, O.P. (1678-1694), appointed Bishop of La Paz
- Francisco de la Puebla González (1694-1704)
- Luis Francisco Romero (1705-1717), appointed Bishop of Quito and later Archbishop of La Plata
- Alejo Fernando de Rojas y Acevedo (1718-1723), appointed Bishop of La Paz
- Alonso del Pozo y Silva (1723-1730), appointed Archbishop of La Plata
- José Manuel de Sarricolea y Olea (1730-1734), appointed Bishop of Cusco
- Juan Bravo del Rivero y Correa, C.O. (1734-1743), appointed Bishop of Arequipa
- Juan González Melgarejo, C.O. (1743-1753), appointed Bishop of Arequipa
- Manuel de Alday y Axpée (1753-1789)
- Blas Manuel Sobrino y Minayo (1788-1794), appointed Bishop of Trujillo
- Francisco José Marán (1794-1807)
- José Santiago Rodríguez Zorrilla (1815-1832)
- Manuel Vicuña Larraín (1832-1840)
Archbishops of Santiago de Chile
Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
- Manuel Vicuña Larraín (1840-1843)
- Rafael Valentín Valdivieso y Zañartu (1847-1878)
- Mariano Casanova y Casanova (1886-1906)
- Juan Ignacio González Eyzaguirre (1908-1918)
- Crescente Errázuriz Valdivieso (1918-19831)
- José Horacio Campillo Infante (1931-1939)
- Cardinal José María Caro Rodríguez (1939-1958)
- Cardinal Raúl Silva Henríquez, S.D.B. (1961-1983)
- Cardinal Juan Francisco Fresno (1983-1990)
- Cardinal Carlos Oviedo Cavada O. de M. (1990-1998)
- Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa (1998-2010)
- Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. (2010-present)
See also
References
- 1 2 "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 24 March 2017
Sources and external links
| Province of Antofagasta | |
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| Province of Concepción | |
| Province of La Serena | |
| Province of Puerto Montt | |
| Province of Santiago de Chile | |
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