Apointment of Apostolic Administrator of Santiago, Chile
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Resignation of the Archbishop of Santiago, Chile, and appointment of Apostolic Administrator “sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis”
Vatican, 23.03.2019
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from pastoral governance of the archdiocese of Santiago, Chile, presented by Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Sandrello, S.D.B.
The Pope has appointed as Apostolic Administrator “sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis” of the archdiocese of Santiago, Chile, Most Rev. Celestino Aós Braco, OFMCap, until now bishop of Copiapó, Chile.
Br. Celestino Aós Braco was born in Artaiz, archdiocese of Pamplona (Spain), on April 6, 1945. He completed philosophical studies at Zaragoza and theological studies at Pamplona. He obtained the Licentiate in Psychology at the University of Barcelona (Spain).
He made temporary religious profession on August 15, 1964 at Sangüesa and perpetual profession on September 16, 1967 at Pamplona. He was ordained priest at Pamplona on March 30, 1968.
He has had the following assignments: in Spain he was professor at Lecaroz – Navarra, Vicar at Tudela, Professor at Pamplona and Vicar at Zaragoza. Sent to Chile in 1983 he was Parochial Vicar of the Parish of Longavi, Superior of the Community of Los Ángeles, Pastor of the Parish "San Miguel" in Viña del Mar, Superior of the Community of Recreo, Episcopal Vicar for Consecrated Life of the Diocese of Valparaíso, and, since 2008, Parochial Vicar of the Parish “San Francisco de Asís" in Los Ángeles, diocese of Santa María de Los Ángeles.
He has furthermore been Provincial Bursar of the Capuchins in Chile, Promoter of Justice of the Ecclesiastical Tribunal of Valparaíso, tribunal judge of the archdiocese of Concepción and treasurer of the Chilean association of Canon Law.
Appointed bishop of Copiapó on July 25, 2014, he was ordained bishop on October 18 of the same year.