The Orate Fratres

Bishop(s)

• Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B., Archbishop
  

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• Pedro Ossandón Buljevic, Auxiliary Bishop
  

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• Antonio Moreno Casamitjana, Archbishop Emeritus

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Suffragan Dioceses

• Chillán
• Santa Maria de Los Angeles
• Temuco
• Valdivia
• Villarrica

General Information

• Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
• Elevated: 20 May 1939
• Metropolitan See
• Rite: Latin (or Roman)
• Country: Chile
• Square Kilometers: 11,330 (4,376 Square Miles)
• Official Web Site: http://www.arzobispadodeconcepcion.cl/
• Mailing Address: Calle Barros Arana 544, Casilla 65-C, Concepcion, Chile
• Telephone: (041)62.06.70/3
• Fax: 23.28.44

Historical Details

• Diocese of Concepción
  • Latin Name: Sanctissimae Concepionis
  • Erected: 22 March 1563
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
  • Country: Chile

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Antonio de San Miguel Avendaño y Paz, O.F.M. † (22 Mar 1564 Appointed – 9 Mar 1588 Appointed, Bishop of Quito)
• Agustín de Cisneros Montesa † (9 Mar 1589 Appointed – 1596 Died)
• Reginaldo de Lizárraga, O.P. † (31 Aug 1598 Appointed – 20 Jul 1609 Appointed, Bishop of Paraguay)
• Carlos Marcelo Corni Velazquez † (28 Oct 1618 Ordained Bishop – 17 Aug 1620 Appointed, Bishop of Trujillo)
• Luis Jerónimo Oré, O.F.M. † (17 Aug 1620 Appointed – 30 Jan 1630 Died)
• Diego de Zambrana de Villalobos y Cordero † (14 Mar 1633 Appointed – 17 Mar 1653 Appointed, Bishop of Santiago de Chile)
• Dionisio de Cimbrón, O. Cist. † (24 Jun 1653 Appointed – 19 Jan 1661 Died)
• Francisco de Loyola y Vergara, O.S.A. † (15 Jul 1669 Appointed – Nov 1677 Died)
• Antonio de Morales, O.P. † (25 May 1682 Appointed – Dec 1683 Died)
• Luis de Lemos y Usategui, O.S.A. † (16 Sep 1686 Appointed – 27 Nov 1692 Resigned)
• Martín de Híjar y Mendoza, O.S.A. † (13 Apr 1693 Appointed – 15 May 1704 Died)
• Diego Montero del Aguila † (3 Oct 1708 Appointed – 21 Jan 1715 Appointed, Bishop of Trujillo)
• Juan de Necolalde † (1 Apr 1715 Appointed – 12 May 1723 Appointed, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas)
• Juan Francisco Antonio de Escandón, C.R. † (12 May 1723 Appointed – 18 Jun 1731 Appointed, Bishop of Quito)
• Salvador Bermúdez y Becerra † (18 Jun 1731 Appointed – 28 Feb 1742 Appointed, Bishop of La Paz)
• Pedro Felipe de Azúa e Iturgoyen † (22 Feb 1742 Appointed – 18 Dec 1744 Appointed, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
• José de Toro y Zambrano † (1 Mar 1746 Appointed – 1 May 1760 Died)
• Pedro Ángel de Espiñeira, O.F.M. † (23 Nov 1761 Appointed – 9 Feb 1778 Died)
• Francisco José Marán † (1 Mar 1779 Appointed – 12 Sep 1794 Appointed, Bishop of Santiago de Chile)
• Tomás de Roa y Alarcón † (12 Sep 1794 Appointed – 5 Sep 1805 Died)
• Diego Antonio Navarro Martín de Villodras † (26 Aug 1806 Appointed – 16 Mar 1818 Appointed, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas)
• José Ignacio Cienfuegos Arteaga † (17 Dec 1832 Appointed – 11 Apr 1840 Retired)
• Diego Antonio Elizondo y Prado † (27 Apr 1840 Appointed – 5 Oct 1852 Died)
• José Hipólito Salas y Toro † (23 Jun 1854 Appointed – 20 Jul 1883 Died)
• Fernando Blaitt Mariño † (11 Dec 1886 Appointed – 15 Jul 1887 Died)
• Plácido Labarca Olivares † (26 Jun 1890 Appointed – 9 Oct 1905 Died)
• Luis Enrique Izquierdo Vargas † (26 Jan 1906 Appointed – 7 Aug 1917 Died)
• Gilberto Fuenzalida Guzmán † (20 Feb 1918 Appointed – 24 Mar 1938 Died)
• Alfredo Silva Santiago † (4 Feb 1939 Appointed – 27 Apr 1963 Resigned)
• Manuel Sánchez Beguiristáin † (30 May 1963 Appointed – 3 May 1983 Retired)
• José Manuel Santos Ascarza, O.C.D. † (3 May 1983 Appointed – 29 Jul 1988 Resigned)
• Antonio Moreno Casamitjana (14 Oct 1989 Appointed – 27 Dec 2006 Retired)
• Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. (27 Dec 2006 Appointed – )

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Historical Summary

Date
Event
From
To

Diocese of Concepción

22 March 1563
Erected
Diocese of Santiago de Chile
Diocese of Concepción (erected)

1 July 1840
Territory Lost
Diocese of Concepción
Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud (erected)

16 July 1901
Territory Lost
Diocese of Concepción
Prefecture Apostolic of Araucanía (erected)

1916
Territory Lost
Diocese of Concepción
Mission “Sui Iuris” of Chillán (erected)

18 October 1925
Territory Lost
Diocese of Concepción
Diocese of Linares (erected)

Archdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione)

20 May 1939
Elevated
Diocese of Concepción
Archdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione)

20 June 1959
Territory Lost
Archdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione)
Diocese of Temuco
Diocese of Los Angeles (erected)

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Felipe Bacarreza Rodríguez (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jul 1991 to 7 Jan 2006)
• Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Jan 1974 to 23 Dec 1977)
• Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. (Archbishop: 27 Dec 2006)
• Alejandro Goic Karmelic (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Apr 1979 to 27 Oct 1994)
• Tomislav Koljatic Maroevic (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Nov 1997 to 17 Jan 2003)
• Antonio Moreno Casamitjana (Archbishop: 14 Oct 1989 to 27 Dec 2006)
• Pedro Ossandón Buljevic (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Nov 2008)
  

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Antonio de San Miguel Avendaño y Paz, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1564 to 9 Mar 1588)
• Pedro Felipe de Azúa e Iturgoyen † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Jul 1735; Bishop: 22 Feb 1742 to 18 Dec 1744)
• Salvador Bermúdez y Becerra † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1731 to 28 Feb 1742)
• Fernando Blaitt Mariño † (Priest: 8 Mar 1856; Bishop: 11 Dec 1886 to 15 Jul 1887)
• José Ignacio Cienfuegos Arteaga † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1832 to 11 Apr 1840)
• Dionisio de Cimbrón, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 24 Jun 1653 to 19 Jan 1661)
• Agustín de Cisneros Montesa † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1589 to 1596)
• Prudencio Contardo Ibarra, C.SS.R. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Jun 1920 to 14 Dec 1925)
• Carlos Marcelo Corni Velazquez † (Bishop: 28 Oct 1618 to 17 Aug 1620)
• Antonio de Morales, O.P. † (Bishop: 25 May 1682 to Dec 1683)
• Diego Antonio Elizondo y Prado † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1840 to 5 Oct 1852)
• Juan Francisco Antonio de Escandón, C.R. † (Bishop: 12 May 1723 to 18 Jun 1731)
• Pedro Ángel de Espiñeira, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 23 Nov 1761 to 9 Feb 1778)
• Gilberto Fuenzalida Guzmán † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1918 to 24 Mar 1938)
• Martín de Híjar y Mendoza, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1693 to 15 May 1704)
• Luis Enrique Izquierdo Vargas † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1906 to 7 Aug 1917)
• Plácido Labarca Olivares † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1890 to 9 Oct 1905)
• Luis de Lemos y Usategui, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1686 to 27 Nov 1692)
• Reginaldo de Lizárraga, O.P. † (Bishop: 31 Aug 1598 to 20 Jul 1609)
• Francisco de Loyola y Vergara, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1669 to Nov 1677)
• Francisco José Marán † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1779 to 12 Sep 1794)
• Arturo Mery Beckdorf † (Priest: 28 Oct 1926 to 22 Mar 1941)
• Diego Montero del Aguila † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1708 to 21 Jan 1715)
• Reinaldo Muñoz Olave † (Priest: 17 Dec 1887 to 1 Mar 1916; Auxiliary Bishop: 1920 to 16 Oct 1942)
• Diego Antonio Navarro Martín de Villodras † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1806 to 16 Mar 1818)
• Juan de Necolalde † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1715 to 12 May 1723)
• Luis Jerónimo Oré, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1620 to 30 Jan 1630)
• Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Mar 1964 to 25 Mar 1974)
• Andrés Quintian Ponte de Andrade † (Priest: 27 Jun 1778 to 9 Sep 1805)
• Tomás de Roa y Alarcón † (Priest: 1760; Bishop: 12 Sep 1794 to 5 Sep 1805)
• José Hipólito Salas y Toro † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1854 to 20 Jul 1883)
• Manuel Sánchez Beguiristáin † (Priest: 21 Dec 1929 to 17 Dec 1959; Archbishop: 30 May 1963 to 3 May 1983)
• José Manuel Santos Ascarza, O.C.D. † (Archbishop: 3 May 1983 to 29 Jul 1988)
• Ricardo Sepúlveda Hermosilla † (Priest: 2 Apr 1881 to 18 Oct 1911; Auxiliary Bishop: 1919 to 9 Jun 1934)
• Alfredo Silva Santiago † (Bishop: 4 Feb 1939; Archbishop: 20 May 1939 to 27 Apr 1963)
• José de Toro y Zambrano † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1746 to 1 May 1760)
• José Antonio Umeres de Miranda (Humeres) † (Priest: Nov 1745 to 15 Dec 1777)
• Diego de Zambrana de Villalobos y Cordero † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1633 to 17 Mar 1653)

SOURCE: Concepción (Santissima Concezione) (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Alabado sea el Señor.

Con el trágico terremoto que ha asolado a Chile en estos días he perdido todo contacto con la familia de mi hijo el Sr. Juan Dettwiler Rojas, periodista, que vive en una población que está a orillas del río Bio Bio. Les estaría muy agradecido si pudieran enviarme un recado si saben algo sobre ellos.

Comment by Juan Dettwiler March 2, 2010 @ 3:35 am

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Estimado señor.Por los datos que da,creo que su hijo es el esposo de mi prima Marisol Rodríguez(tienen tres hijos), de Concepción. Si es así, puede estar tranquilo,pues sabemos que están bien. No hemos podido hablar por teléfono con mi prima desde España todavía, pero sí con sus padres y todos están bien.
Me alegra infinito darle tan buena noticia.Si le funciona la red,puede encontrar esta información junto con una fotografía que pusimos de ellos para tratar de encontrarlos cuando aún no teníamos noticias, en el buscador especial de google (escribir:terremoto en Chile busco a alguien)

Comment by María Teresa Rivas March 5, 2010 @ 12:21 pm

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Greetings to the Archbishop and all the people in the area of Concepcion

As Bishop of one of the poorest Dioceses in South Africa I want to express our solidarity and prayer for you in this time of pain, loss and desaster especialy to you in the area mostly affected by the recent earthquake.

Crises tend to bring out the worst and the best in people. May this time of trial give rise to the most noble of our values and virtues, to rebuild not only infrastructure but the spiritual beauty that we are capable of.

May God bless you all

+Michael Wustenberg

Comment by +Michael Wustenberg March 5, 2010 @ 8:46 am

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I’m hoping Father Miguel from Dichato and the parish are holding up through this difficult time. I visited the parish in Dichato in November of 2007 with my friend Father Mike, who helped celebrate mass during our brief visit. Please know that our prayers are with you and that I would like to help the parish rebuild. Please contact me by email. God Bless.

Tom Esgate of St Teresa Parish of Auburn, California

Comment by Tom Esgate March 6, 2010 @ 2:39 pm

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