Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile

Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile

Archidioecesis Sancti Iacobi in Chile

Arquidiócesis de Santiago de Chile
Catholic
Location
CountryChile
Ecclesiastical provinceSantiago de Chile
Statistics
Area9,193 km2 (3,549 sq mi)[1]
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2022)
6,283,000[a]
4,284,000[a] (68.2%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteLatin rites
Established27 June 1561 (463 years ago)
CathedralSantiago Metropolitan Cathedral
Patron saintSt James the Greater
Secular priests465 (216 diocesan; 249 religious)[a]
Language
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopFernando Chomalí Garib
Auxiliary Bishops
Bishops emeritus
Map
Website
iglesiadesantiago.cl

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Sancti Iacobi in Chile) is one of the five Latin metropolitan sees of the Catholic Church in Chile.

Ecclesiastical province

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Its Suffragan sees are:

Special churches

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Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago in the national capital Santiago de Chile.

It also has six Minor Basilicas:

History

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Statistics

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As per 2014, it pastorally served 4,205,000 Catholics (66.9% of 6,290,000 total) on 9,132 km2 in 213 parishes and a mission with 877 priests (250 diocesan, 627 religious), 339 deacons, 3,109 lay religious (1,255 brothers, 1,854 sisters), 46 seminarians.

Ordinaries

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Bishops of Santiago de Chile

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Metropolitan Archbishops of Santiago de Chile

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Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

Other affiliated bishops

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Auxiliary bishops

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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Sexual abuse lawsuit

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On October 21, 2018, it was reported that Chile’s Court of Appeal ordered the office of Santiago’s Archbishop to pay 450 million pesos ($650,000) to three men who stated they were sexually abused for decades by Chilean priest Fernando Karadima.[8] Court President Dobra Lusic denied on October 22 that a verdict had been reached and that the lawsuit was still ongoing.[9] A complaint issued on October 25, 2018 accused former Archbishop Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa of leading the cover-up of sex abuse committed by Karadima.[10] The complaint also named former Apostolic Nuncio to Chile Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, Chilean Minister of the Court of Appeals Juan Manuel Muñoz, Archbishop of Santiago Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, and the Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago Andrés Arteaga Manieu as witnesses to the cover-up[10] On March 27, 2019, however the Court of Appeals ordered the Archdiocese to pay 100 million pesos (about US$147,000) for "moral damages" to each of the survivors: Juan Carlos Cruz, José Andrés Murillo and James Hamilton.[11] The ruling was confirmed by their lawyer and Santiago Bishop Celestino Aos on March 28.[12]

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ^ "El Papa ordena auxiliar de Santiago a Alberto Lorenzelli". 22 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Papa Francesco: "Il vescovo è padre e pastore, mai mercenario"".
  4. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 22.05.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ Castelfranco, Sabina (22 May 2019). "Pope Appoints New Auxiliary Bishops in Chile's Scandal-Rocked Church". VOA. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Vaticano – El P. Alberto Lorenzelli fue nombrado Obispo Auxiliar de Santiago de Chile". Agenzia Info Salesiana. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 25.10.2023" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  8. ^ Laing, Aislinn (21 October 2018). "Chilean court orders Catholic Church to pay damages over abuse: Report". Reuters.
  9. ^ "Chilean court denies media report of verdict in Karadima lawsuit".
  10. ^ a b "Karadima victims file complaint against Cardinal Errázuriz".
  11. ^ "Chilean court orders church to pay compensation to abuse survivors". 28 March 2019.
  12. ^ Miranda, Natalia A. Ramos (28 March 2019). "Chile court opens door for more Church sex abuse victims to seek damages". Reuters.
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