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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Concepción

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Concepción

Patron saint
  
Immaculate Conception

Area
  
11,330 km²

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Chile

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Concepción

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 1,176,000 612,000 (52.0%)

Established
  
22 March 1563 (453 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of the Most Holy Conception, Chile

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Fernando Natalio Chomali Garib

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

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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

    • Diocese of La Imperial

    Erected: 22 March 1563

  • Antonio Avendaño y Paz, O.F.M. (22 Mar 1564 - 9 Mar 1588 Appointed, Bishop of Quito)
  • Agustín de Cisneros Montesa (9 Mar 1589 - 1596 Died)
  • Reginaldo de Lizárraga, O.P. (31 Aug 1598 - 20 Jul 1609 Appointed, Bishop of Paraguay)

    • Diocese of Concepción

    Renamed: 1603

  • Carlos Marcelo Corni Velazquez (18 Oct 1618 - 17 Aug 1620 Appointed, Bishop of Trujillo)
  • Luis Jerónimo Oré, O.F.M. (17 Aug 1620 - 30 Jan 1630 Died)
  • Diego de Zambrana de Villalobos y Cordero (14 Mar 1633 - 12 Dec 1652 Died)
  • Dionisio de Cimbrón, O. Cist. (23 Jun 1653 - 19 Sep 1661 Died)
  • Francisco de Loyola y Vergara, O.S.A. (15 Jul 1669 - Nov 1677 Died)
  • Antonio de Morales, O.P. (25 May 1682 - Dec 1683 Died)
  • Luis de Lemos y Usategui, O.S.A. (16 Sep 1686 - 27 Nov 1692 Resigned)
  • Martín de Híjar y Mendoza, 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 1742 Confirmed, Bishop of La Paz)
  • Pedro Felipe de Azúa e Iturgoyen (28 Feb 1742 - 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)
  • Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib (20 Apr 2011 Appointed - )

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Chillán
  • Los Ángeles
  • Temuco
  • Valdivia
  • Villarrica

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Concepción Wikipedia
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