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Archdiocese of Concepción

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Concepción (Latin: Sanctissimae Conceptionis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Concepción in Chile.[2][3]

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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

Ordinaries

Bishops of La Imperial

Bishops of Concepción

  • Carlos Marcelo Corni Velazquez (18 Oct 1618 – 17 Aug 1620 Appointed, Bishop of Trujillo)[4]
  • Luis Jerónimo Oré, OFM (17 Aug 1620 – 30 Jan 1630 Died)[4]
  • Diego de Zambrana de Villalobos y Cordero (14 Mar 1633 – 12 Dec 1652 Died)[4]
  • Dionisio de Cimbrón, OCist (23 Jun 1653 – 19 Sep 1661 Died)[4]
  • Francisco de Loyola y Vergara, OSA (15 Jul 1669 – Nov 1677 Died)[4]
  • Antonio de Morales, OP (25 May 1682 – Dec 1683 Died)
  • Luis de Lemos y Usategui, OSA (16 Sep 1686 – 27 Nov 1692 Resigned)
  • Martín de Híjar y Mendoza, OSA (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, CR (12 May 1723 – 18 Jun 1731 Appointed, Archbishop of Lima)
  • Salvador Bermúdez y Becerra (18 Jun 1731 – 28 Feb 1734 Confirmed, Bishop of La Paz)
  • Andrés Paredes Polanco y Armendáriz (28 Feb 1734- 28 Feb 1735, became Bishop of Quito)
  • Pedro Felipe de Azúa e Iturgoyen (28 Feb 1735 – 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, OFM (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)

Archbishops of Concepción

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Other affiliated bishops

Coadjutor archbishop

  • Arturo Mery Beckdorf (1955–1963), did not succeed to see; appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of La Serena

Auxiliary bishops

  • Pedro Felipe de Azúa e Iturgoyen (1735–1742), appointed Bishop here
  • Carlos Oviedo Cavada, OdeM (1964–1974), appointed Archbishop of Antofagasta; future Cardinal
  • Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia (1974–1977), appointed Bishop of Temuco
  • Alejandro Goić Karmelić (1979–1991), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Talca
  • Pedro Felipe Bacarreza Rodríguez (1991–2006), appointed Bishop of Los Angeles
  • Tomislav Koljatic Maroevic (1997–2003), appointed Bishop of Linares
  • Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic (2008–2011), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Alonso del Pozo y Silva, appointed Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina in 1713
  • José Antonio Humeres y Miranda, appointed Bishop of Panamá in 1777
  • Andrés Quintian Ponte de Andrade, appointed Bishop of Cuenca, Ecuador in 1805
  • Ricardo Sepúlveda Hermosilla, appointed Vicar General of Temuco in 1908 (titular bishop in 1911)
  • Reinaldo Muñoz Olave, appointed Vicar General of Chillán (and titular bishop) in 1916

Suffragan dioceses

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