Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Concepción

Archdiocese of Concepción Archidioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis Arquidiócesis de Concepción
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Location
Country	Chile
Ecclesiastical province	Concepción
Statistics
Area	11,330 km^2 (4,370 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,176,000 612,000 (52.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	22 March 1563 (453 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saint	Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib
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

• Antonio Avendaño y Paz, O.F.M. (22 Mar 1564 - 9 Mar 1588 Appointed, Bishop of Quito)^[3]
• Agustín de Cisneros Montesa (9 Mar 1589 - 1596 Died)
• Reginaldo de Lizárraga, O.P. (31 Aug 1598 - 20 Jul 1609 Appointed, Bishop of Paraguay)^[4]

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

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. "Bishop Antonio Avendaño y Paz, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 9, 2016
4. "Bishop Reginaldo de Lizárraga, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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