Fernando Chomalí
Fernando Chomalí | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Chile | |
Chomalí Garib in 2025 | |
| Native name | Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Santiago de Chile |
| Province | Santiago de Chile |
| Metropolis | Santiago de Chile |
| Appointed | 25 October 2023 |
| Installed | 16 December 2023 |
| Predecessor | Celestino Aós Braco |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of San Mauro Abate (2024–) Chancellor of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Previous posts | Auxiliary bishop of Santiago de Chile (2006–2011) Metropolitan Archbishop of Concepción (2011–2023) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 April 1991 by Carlos Oviedo Cavada |
| Consecration | 3 June 2006 by Aldo Cavalli, Ricardo Ezzati Andrell, and Cristián Contreras Villarroel |
| Created cardinal | 7 December 2024 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib 10 March 1957 |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Occupation | Archbishop, Prelate |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Pontifical Gregorian University John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences |
| Motto | Mihi Vivere Christus Est |
| Coat of arms | |
Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib (born 10 March 1957) is a Chilean Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Santiago de Chile since 2023. He was previously Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile from 2006 to 2011 and Archbishop of Concepción from 2011 to 2023. He was made a cardinal in 2024.