Cristián Contreras Molina

Cristián Contreras Molina, 2011

Cristián Contreras Molina OdeM (born November 8, 1946 in Santiago de Chile ) is a Chilean religious and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of San Felipe .

Life

Cristián Contreras Molina joined the religious community of Mercedarians , made his profession on September 21, 1973 and was ordained a priest on October 12, 1974 .

Pope John Paul II appointed him prelate of Calama on June 11, 1992 . The Archbishop of Santiago de Chile , Carlos Oviedo Cavada OdeM, donated him episcopal ordination on July 5th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Carlos González Cruchaga , Bishop of Talca , and Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo OdeM, Auxiliary Bishop in Antofagasta .

On July 19, 2002 he was appointed Bishop of San Felipe .

Pope Francis accepted his early resignation on September 21, 2018.

Cristián Contreras Molina is one of the seven Chilean bishops who are being investigated by public prosecutors because of various implications in the abuse affair in the Roman Catholic Church in Chile .

Web links

Entry on Cristián Contreras Molina on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di San Felipe (Cile) e nomina dell 'Amministratore Apostolico sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis della medesima diocesi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , September 21, 2018, accessed September 21, 2018 (Italian).
↑ El Senado revoca la nacionalidad chilena al cardenal Ezzati por encubrimiento de abusos. In: eldiario.es. January 7, 2019, accessed March 12, 2019 (Spanish).
^ Camilo Rodríguez ( FSLN ): Iglesia Católica en Chile continúa en la mira de la Fiscalía. In: Barricada . September 25, 2018, Retrieved March 12, 2019 (Spanish).

predecessor	Office	successor
Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo OdeM	Prelate of Calama 1992-2002	Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto
Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón	Bishop of San Felipe 2002–2018	Gonzalo Arturo Bravo Álvarez

personal data
SURNAME	Contreras Molina, Cristián
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Chilean religious, emeriot Roman Catholic bishop of San Felipe
DATE OF BIRTH	November 8, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH	Santiago de Chile

[1] Rinuncia del Vescovo di San Felipe (Cile) e nomina dell 'Amministratore Apostolico sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis della medesima diocesi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , September 21, 2018, accessed September 21, 2018 (Italian).

[2] El Senado revoca la nacionalidad chilena al cardenal Ezzati por encubrimiento de abusos. In: eldiario.es. January 7, 2019, accessed March 12, 2019 (Spanish).

[3] Camilo Rodríguez ( FSLN ): Iglesia Católica en Chile continúa en la mira de la Fiscalía. In: Barricada . September 25, 2018, Retrieved March 12, 2019 (Spanish).