Military Ordinariate of

Obispado Castrense de Chile

Chile Chile, Antarctica Antarctica

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Military Ordinariate Military Ordinariate

Name: Obispado Castrense de Chile / Chile

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Website:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora del Carmen (July 16)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: December 27 (1994)

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

Contact Info

Address: Av. Los Leones 73, Santiago, Chile

Phone: 2327196

Present Prelates

Military Ordinary (2021.10.28 – ...):Bishop Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic (67)Bishop Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic (67)

Ordinaries

Military Ordinaries of Obispado Castrense de Chile (Roman Rite)

Bishop Pedro Mario OssandĂłn Buljevic (67)Bishop Pedro Mario OssandĂłn Buljevic (67)
(2021.10.28 – ...)

Military Ordinary of Chile (Chile)

Para que tengan vida

Born:1957.10.16 (Santiago, Chile)
Ordained Priest:1986.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:2008.12.12

Priest of Santiago (Chile) (1986.12.20 – 2008.11.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Chile) (2008.11.04 – 2012.07.10)

Titular Bishop of La Imperial (2008.11.04 – 2021.10.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile) (2012.07.10 – 2021.10.28)

Apostolic Administrator of Valparaíso (Chile) (2018.06.11 – 2021.06.08)

Military Ordinary of Chile (Chile) (2021.10.28 – ...)

Bishop Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales (69)Bishop Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales (69)
(2015.07.07 – 2020.12.23)

Bishop of Valdivia (Chile)

HĂĄgase en mĂ­ segĂșn tu palabra

Born:1955.06.17 (La Calera, Chile)
Ordained Priest:1980.10.24
Consecrated Bishop:2002.04.06

Priest of Valparaíso (Chile) (1980.10.24 – 2002.02.16)

Titular Bishop of Bela (2002.02.16 – 2015.07.07)

Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso (Chile) (2002.02.16 – 2015.07.07)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Chile (2008 – 2011)

General Secretary of Latin American Episcopal Council (2011.05.19 – 2015.05.15)

Military Ordinary of Chile (Chile) (2015.07.07 – 2020.12.23)

President of Episcopal Conference of Chile (2016.11.11 – 2021.07.28)

Bishop of Valdivia (Chile) (2020.12.23 – ...)

Cardinal Fernando Natalio Chomali Garib (68)Archbishop Fernando Natalio Chomali Garib (68) (later Cardinal)
(Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate 2015.01.10 – 2015.07.07)

Bishop Juan de la Cruz Barros Madrid (68)Bishop Juan de la Cruz Barros Madrid (68)
(2004.10.09 – 2015.01.10)

Bishop emeritus of Osorno (Chile)

Fiat voluntas tua

Born:1956.07.15 (Santiago, Chile)
Ordained Priest:1984.06.20
Consecrated Bishop:1995.06.29

Priest of Santiago (Chile) (1984.06.20 – 1995.04.12)

Titular Bishop of Bilta (1995.04.12 – 2000.11.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso (Chile) (1995.04.12 – 2000.11.21)

Bishop of Iquique (Chile) (2000.11.21 – 2004.10.09)

Military Ordinary of Chile (Chile) (2004.10.09 – 2015.01.10)

Bishop of Osorno (Chile) (2015.01.10 – 2018.06.11)

Archbishop Pablo Lizama Riquelme (83)Bishop Pablo Lizama Riquelme (83) (later Archbishop)
(1999.01.04 – 2004.02.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Antofagasta (Chile)

Me he hecho para todos

Born:1941.06.04 (Santiago, Chile)
Ordained Priest:1967.07.06
Consecrated Bishop:1986.03.09

Priest of Santiago (Chile) (1967.07.06 – 1985.12.19)

Bishop-Prelate of Illapel (Chile) (1985.12.19 – 1988.02.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of Talca (Chile) (1988.02.24 – 1991.04.04)

Bishop of Melipilla (Chile) (1991.04.04 – 1999.01.04)

Military Ordinary of Chile (Chile) (1999.01.04 – 2004.02.27)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Antofagasta (Chile) (2004.02.27 – 2004.11.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Antofagasta (Chile) (2004.11.26 – 2017.06.08)

Apostolic Administrator of Iquique (Chile) (2012.10.09 – 2014.02.22)

Bishop Gonzalo Duarte GarcĂ­a de CortĂĄzar, SS.CC. (82)Bishop Gonzalo Duarte GarcĂ­a de CortĂĄzar, SS.CC. (82)
(1995.01.31 – 1999.01.04)

Bishop emeritus of ValparaĂ­so (Chile)

Dominus Fortitudo Mea

Born:1942.09.27 (Valparaiso, Chile)
Ordained Priest:1968.07.08
Consecrated Bishop:1995.04.02

Titular Bishop of Lamiggiga (1995.01.31 – 1998.03.07)

Military Ordinary of Chile (Chile) (1995.01.31 – 1999.01.04)

Bishop of Valparaíso (Chile) (1998.12.04 – 2018.06.11)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Chile (2005 – 2011)

Bishop José Joaquín Matte Varas
(1986.07.21 – 1995.01.31)

Born:1923.04.17 (Chile)
Ordained Priest:1947.09.20
Consecrated Bishop:1983.12.30
Died:2010.05.12 († 87)

Military Vicar of Chile (Chile) (1983.11.26 – 1986.07.21)

Titular Bishop of Alba (1983.11.26 – 1998.03.07)

Military Ordinary of Chile (Chile) (1986.07.21 – 1995.01.31)

Military Vicars of Chile (Roman Rite)

Bishop José Joaquín Matte Varas
(1983.11.26 – 1986.07.21)

(see above)

Bishop Francisco Xavier Gillmore Stock
(1959.10.16 – 1983.11.26)

Born:1908.01.09 (Chile)
Ordained Priest:1932.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:1962.12.16
Died:1990.05.27 († 82)

Military Vicar of Chile (Chile) (1959.10.16 – 1983.11.26)

Titular Bishop of Auzia (1962.09.04 – 1990.05.27)

Bishop Teodoro EugenĂ­n Barrientos, SS.CC.
(1942.06.20 – 1959.10.16)

Born:1886.08.11
Ordained Priest:1910.01.09
Consecrated Bishop:1931.05.31
Died:1974.12.24 († 88)

Apostolic Administrator of Valdivia (Chile) (1931.04.10 – 1942.06.20)

Titular Bishop of Hierissus (1931.04.10 – 1974.12.24)

Military Vicar of Chile (Chile) (1942.06.20 – 1959.10.16)

Fr. Julio Tadeo RamĂ­rez Ortiz
(1941.10.17 – 1942.06.10)

Died:1942.06.10

Military Vicar of Chile (Chile) (1941.10.17 – 1942.06.10)

Bishop Carlos Labbé Mårquez
(1941.08.18 – 1941.10.17)

Born:1876.11.22 (Chile)
Ordained Priest:1899.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:1926.11.21
Died:1941.10.17 († 64)

Titular Bishop of Bida (1926.08.02 – 1929.12.20)

Vicar Apostolic of Tarapacá (Chile) (1926.08.02 – 1929.12.20)

Bishop of Iquique (Chile) (1929.12.20 – 1941.06.30)

Titular Bishop of Leuce (1941.06.30 – 1941.10.17)

Military Vicar of Chile (Chile) (1941.08.18 – 1941.10.17)

Fr. José Luis Fermandois Cabrera
(1938.08.08 – 1941.08.18)

Born: (Chile)
Died:1941.08.18

Military Vicar of Chile (Chile) (1938.08.08 – 1941.08.18)

Bishop Rafael Edwards Salas
(1910.05.27 – 1938.08.05)

Born:1878.01.06 (Chile)
Ordained Priest:1901.03.23
Consecrated Bishop:1915.10.31
Died:1938.08.05 († 60)

Titular Bishop of Dodona (1910.05.27 – 1938.08.05)

Military Vicar of Chile (Chile) (1910.05.27 – 1938.08.05)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile) (1921.06.22 – 1938.08.05)

Special Churches

Statistics (2013.12.31)

Pastoral Centres: 95 missions

Personnel: 93 priests (77 diocesan, 16 religious), 11 deacons, 16 religious (16 brothers), 4 seminarians

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