Recent Events

Fr. Tomás Abel Carrasco Cortés was elected Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama (Chile)

Fr. Luis Alberto Migone Repetto was elected Titular Bishop of Amaura and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

Bishop Jorge Enrique Concha Cayuqueo, O.F.M., Bishop of Osorno (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of Temuco (Chile)

Bishop Sixto José Parzinger Foidl, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Villarrica (Chile), passed away at 91

Fr. Álvaro Chordi Miranda was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Regiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

Fr. Gustavo Adolfo Rosales Escobar was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Glavinitza and Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador)

Bishop Bernardo Miguel Bastres Florence, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of Punta Arenas (Chile)

Bishop Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez, O.M.D., Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of Punta Arenas (Chile)

Fr. Álvaro Chordi Miranda was elected Titular Bishop of Regiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

Fr. Isauro Ulises Covili Linfati, O.F.M., was consecrated as Bishop of Iquique (Chile)

Fr. Gustavo Adolfo Rosales Escobar was elected Titular Bishop of Glavinitza and Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador)

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova in commendum and Secretary of State emeritus of Secretariat of State, passed away at 94

Fr. Bernardo Andrés Álvarez Tapia was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Theuzi and Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Chile)

Fr. Óscar Walter García Barreto was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Horta and Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Chile)

Fr. Isauro Ulises Covili Linfati, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Iquique (Chile)

Bishop Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B., Bishop of Temuco (Chile), passed away at 70

Fr. Bernardo Andrés Álvarez Tapia was elected Titular Bishop of Theuzi and Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Chile)

Fr. Óscar Walter García Barreto was elected Titular Bishop of Horta and Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Chile)

Bishop Tomás Osvaldo González Morales, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Punta Arenas (Chile), passed away at 86

Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B., Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore a Valmelaina and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santiago (Chile), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Chile)

Archbishop Aldo Cavalli, Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands and Permanent Representative to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator to the Parish of Međugorje of Mostar–Duvno (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Bishop Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic, Titular Bishop of La Imperial and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile), was appointed as Military Ordinary of Chile (Chile)

Fr. Andrés Gabriel Ferrada Moreira was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia and Secretary of Dicastery for the Clergy

Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez, Cardinal-Priest of S. Saba pro hac vice Title, Bishop emeritus of Valparaíso (Chile) and Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, passed away at 94

Archbishop-elect Andrés Gabriel Ferrada Moreira was appointed as Secretary of Dicastery for the Clergy

Fr. Andrés Gabriel Ferrada Moreira was elected Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia

Fr. Cristián Castro Toovey was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Tigava and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

Fr. Carlos Alberto Godoy Labraña was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Pudentiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

Cardinal Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Chile

Archbishop Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib, Metropolitan Archbishop of Concepción (Chile), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Chile

Archbishop Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez resigned as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Chile

Archbishop René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas resigned as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Chile

Bishop Sergio Hernán Pérez de Arce Arriagada, SS.CC., Bishop of San Bartolomé de Chillán (Chile), was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Chile

Bishop Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Chile

Fr. Cristián Castro Toovey was elected Titular Bishop of Tigava and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

Fr. Carlos Alberto Godoy Labraña was elected Titular Bishop of Pudentiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

Cardinal Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo

Bishop Juan Ignacio González Errázuriz resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Rancagua (Chile)

Bishop Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Valparaíso (Chile)

Bishop Jorge Patricio Vega Velasco, S.V.D., Bishop-Prelate of Illapel (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of Valparaíso (Chile)

Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto, Bishop of Iquique (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of Rancagua (Chile)

Mr. Juan Carlos Cruz was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Bishop Galo Fernández Villaseca, Titular Bishop of Simingi, Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile) and Apostolic Administrator of Talca (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of Talca (Chile)

Bishop Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales, Military Ordinary of Chile (Chile) and President of Episcopal Conference of Chile, was appointed as Bishop of Valdivia (Chile)

Fr. Gonzalo Espina Peruyero resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Valdivia (Chile)

Archbishop Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile), was created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo

Fr. Julio Esteban Larrondo Yáñez was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Magarmel and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

Fr. Ricardo Basilio Morales Galindo, O. de M., was consecrated as Bishop of Copiapó (Chile)

Fr. Gonzalo Arturo Bravo Álvarez was consecrated as Bishop of San Felipe (Chile)

Mr. Francisco José Cox Huneeus, I.Sch., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Serena (Chile), passed away at 86

Fr. Sergio Hernán Pérez de Arce Arriagada, SS.CC., was consecrated as Bishop of San Bartolomé de Chillán (Chile)

Bishop Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz, SS.CC., Bishop emeritus of Rancagua (Chile), passed away at 91

Archbishop Bernardino Piñera Carvallo, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Serena (Chile), passed away at 104

Fr. Ricardo Basilio Morales Galindo, O. de M., was elected Bishop of Copiapó (Chile)

Fr. Gonzalo Arturo Bravo Álvarez was elected Bishop of San Felipe (Chile)

Fr. Julio Esteban Larrondo Yáñez was elected Titular Bishop of Magarmel and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

Fr. Jaime Ortiz de Lazcano Piquer resigned as Apostolic Administrator of San Felipe (Chile)

Bishop Juan Ignacio González Errázuriz, Bishop of San Bernardo (Chile), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Rancagua (Chile)

Bishop Jorge Enrique Concha Cayuqueo, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Carpi, Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile) and Apostolic Administrator of Osorno (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of Osorno (Chile)

Fr. Sergio Hernán Pérez de Arce Arriagada, SS.CC., Apostolic Administrator of San Bartolomé de Chillán (Chile), was elected Bishop of San Bartolomé de Chillán (Chile)