Raúl Silva Henríquez
Chilean Roman Catholic prelate (1907–1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raúl Silva Henríquez SDB (27 September 1907 – 9 April 1999) was a Chilean prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal from 1962. He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Chile from 1961 to 1983 and as Bishop of Valparaíso from 1959 to 1961. Both as Archbishop and in retirement, he was an advocate for social justice and democracy and a forthright vocal critic of the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet—"a constant thorn in the Government's side".[1]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Silva and the second or maternal family name is Henríquez.
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Raúl Silva Henríquez | |
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Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile | |
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Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Santiago de Chile |
See | Santiago de Chile |
Appointed | 14 May 1961 |
Installed | 24 June 1961 |
Term ended | 3 May 1983 |
Predecessor | José María Caro Rodríguez |
Successor | Juan Francisco Fresno Larraín |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme (1962–99) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 3 July 1938 by Maurilio Fossati |
Consecration | 29 November 1959 by Opilio Rossi |
Created cardinal | 19 March 1962 by Pope John XXIII |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Raúl Silva Henríquez (1907-09-27)27 September 1907 |
Died | 9 April 1999(1999-04-09) (aged 91) La Florida, Santiago, Chile |
Buried | Santiago de Chile, Chile |
Nationality | Chilean |
Denomination | Catholic (Roman Rite) |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Valparaíso (1959–61) |
Alma mater | |
Motto | Caritas Christi urget nos |
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