Juan Luis Ysern de Arce
The Most Reverend Juan Luis Ysern de Arce | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos de Ancud | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud |
| Appointed | 13 May 1974 |
| Term ended | 15 September 2005 |
| Predecessor | Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia |
| Successor | Juan María Florindo Agurto Muñoz |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 June 1953 by Jacinto Argaya Goicoechea |
| Consecration | 7 May 1972 by Eladio Vicuña Aránguiz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1930 |
| Nationality | Spanish (later naturalized Chilean) |
| Alma mater | University of Salamanca |
Juan Luis Ysern de Arce (born 2 May 1930) is a Spanish-born Chilean Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud in Chile from 1974 until 2005. Following his retirement, he holds the title of Bishop Emeritus of Ancud. He is known for his long episcopal leadership in the Chiloé Archipelago, his advocacy for human rights during the Chilean military dictatorship, and his later public interventions concerning episcopal accountability within the Catholic Church.