Francisco Valdés Subercaseaux
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Maximiano Valdés Subercaseaux (23 September 1908 – 4 January 1982) - in religious Francisco - was a Chilean Roman Catholic prelate who was a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and served as the first Bishop of Osorno from 1956 until his death.[1][2] Valdés discerned his call to the priesthood while with his parents in Europe and was ordained as a priest in Venice after completing his studies in Rome but continued further formation amongst the Franciscans in Europe before making his return to Chile. He was the first Chilean to have become a Capuchin friar. Valdés dedicated his episcopal career to the poor and he often visited the poor regions around his diocese while remaining a staunch advocate for a peaceful resolution to the Chile-Argentina border disputes; his last words also contained a desire for there to be peace between the two feuding nations.[2][3]
Venerable Bishop Maximiano Valdés Subercaseaux | |
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Bishop of Osorno | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese | Osorno |
See | Osorno |
Appointed | 20 June 1956 |
Installed | 18 October 1956 |
Term ended | 4 January 1982 |
Predecessor | None - diocese established |
Successor | Miguel Caviedes Medina |
Orders | |
Ordination | 17 March 1934 by Giovanni Jeremich |
Consecration | 16 September 1956 by Sebastiano Baggio |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Maximiano María Antonio Miguel Valdés Subercaseaux (1908-09-23)23 September 1908 San Miguel, Santiago, Chile |
Died | 4 January 1982(1982-01-04) (aged 73) San Francisco Hospital, Pucón, Cautín, Chile |
Buried | Cathedral of Saint Matthew, Osorno, Chile |
Nationality | Chilean |
Parents | Horacio Valdés Ortúzar & Blanca Subercaseaux Errázuriz |
Motto | Señor, tú sabes que te quiero ("Lord, You know that I love You") |
Sainthood | |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Title as Saint | Venerable |
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The cause for his beatification was launched in 1998 and titled him as a Servant of God while Pope Francis declared Valdés to be Venerable on 7 November 2014 after recognizing his life of heroic virtue.[3]