Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz

Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz (born August 26, 1896 in Santiago de Chile , † August 9, 1942 in Condoriaco ) was Bishop of Linares , later Archbishop of La Serena .

Life

The Chilean Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz is a descendant of French immigrants. His paternal great-grandfather, the doctor Francisco Subercaseaux Breton, came from Dax in Aquitaine . Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz was born on August 26, 1896 as the fourth child of the painter, diplomat and politician Ramón Subercaseaux Vicuña and his wife Amalia Errázuriz Urmeneta, author of the book Roma del Alma , in Santiago de Chile. His older siblings were the painter and Benedictine monk Pedro Subercaseaux Errázuriz and the entrepreneur and diplomat Luis Subercaseaux Errázuriz. He also had a younger brother and two younger sisters. Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz grew up in a deeply religious Catholic family. His father was the Chilean ambassador to the Holy See for several years . He received his religious education from the priest Miguel León Prado , who later became the first bishop of the Linares diocese .

Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz first attended the respected Jesuit school San Ignacio in Santiago de Chile. He then switched to the Seminario Mayor de Santiago to study . On April 3, 1920, he was ordained a priest in Santioge de Chile. He then went to Rome to continue his studies in theology and philosophy at the Accademia dei Nobili Ecclesiastici . He received his doctorate in both subjects and then returned to Chile. On February 23, 1935 he was called to succeed Miguel León Prado as Bishop of Linares. On January 8, 1940, he was appointed Archbishop of La Serena .

Works

• Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz: La Bula "Divini Cultus Sanctitatem" de SS Pío XI con un breve comentario por Mons . Imprenta de San José, Santiago de Chile 1929.
• Alfredo Silva Santiago, Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz: Consagración episcopal de los Excmos. y Rvmos . Imprenta La Ilustración, Santiago de Chile 1935.
• Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz: Carta pastoral que el excmo. y revmo . Imprenta Universitaria, Santiago de Chile 1936.

literature

• Adolfo Rivera Richards: Monseñor Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz. Recordándolo . Imprenta de San José, Santiago de Chile 1943.
• Fidel Araneda Bravo: Hombres de relieve de la iglesia chilena . Ed. Difusión Chilena, Santiago de Chile 1946.

Web links

• Entry about Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
• Entry about Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz on apostolische-nachstieg.de (German)