Raúl Silva Henríquez


Raúl Silva Henríquez

Cardinal
Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseSantiago de Chile
SeeSantiago de Chile
Appointed14 May 1961
Installed24 June 1961
Term ended3 May 1983
PredecessorJosé María Caro Rodríguez
SuccessorJuan Francisco Fresno Larraín
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme (1962–99)
Previous post(s)Bishop of Valparaíso (1959–61)
Orders
Ordination3 July 1938
by Maurilio Fossati
Consecration29 November 1959
by Opilio Rossi
Created cardinal19 March 1962
by Pope John XXIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Raúl Silva Henríquez

(1907-09-27)27 September 1907
Died9 April 1999(1999-04-09) (aged 91)
La Florida, Santiago, Chile
BuriedSantiago de Chile, Chile
DenominationCatholic (Roman Rite)
Alma mater
MottoCaritas Christi urget nos
Coat of arms

Raúl Silva Henríquez SDB (27 September 1907 – 9 April 1999) was a Chilean prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal from 1962. He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Chile from 1961 to 1983 and as Bishop of Valparaíso from 1959 to 1961. Both as Archbishop and in retirement, he was an advocate for social justice and democracy and a forthright vocal critic of the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet—"a constant thorn in the Government's side".