Anglican Bishop of Santiago

The Anglican '''Bishop of Santiago''' is a bishop in the Anglican communion, the head of the Anglican Diocese of Santiago within the Anglican Church of Chile. Until 2018, the bishop and diocese were "of Chile", in the Anglican Church of South America.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/anglican-church-of-south-america|title=Anglican Church of South America |publisher=World Council of Churches|accessdate= 13 May 2018}}</ref>

The diocese was founded in 1963 from the Diocese of the Falkland Islands.

The diocesan seat is the Santiago Community Church in Santiago.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://santiagochurch.org/wordpress/about-scc/a-brief-history/ |title=Santiago Community Church|publisher=Santiago Community Church|accessdate= 13 May 2018}}</ref> The incumbent diocesan bishop is Tito Zavala (born 1954), who was appointed in 2000.

In November 2018, the former Chile diocese become a province in its own right, subdivided into four new dioceses (Santiago, Valparaiso, Temuco, and Conception);<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anglicannews.org/news/2018/05/diocese-of-chile-takes-step-towards-becoming-the-anglican-communions-40th-province.aspx|title=Diocese of Chile takes step towards becoming the Anglican Communion's 40th province|publisher=Anglican Communion news service|accessdate=13 May 2018}}</ref> Zavala remained in post, as his See and Diocese were renamed Santiago, and he was additionally elected inaugural metropolitan bishop and Primate/Presiding Bishop of the province.

==Bishops== {{anchor|Kenneth Howell}} '''Kenneth Walter Howell''' (4 February 1909{{snd}}15 September 1995)<ref name="ww-kwh">{{Who's Who | id=U173253 | title=Howell, Kenneth Walter }}</ref> was a British-born Anglican bishop who served as the first bishop of the diocese. He was deaconed in Advent 1933 (17 December)<ref>{{Church Times | title = Advent ordinations | archive = 1933_12_22_759 | issue = 3700 | date = 22 December 1933 | page = 759 | accessed = 10 October 2019 }}</ref> and priested the next Advent (23 December 1934) — both times by Richard Parsons, Bishop of Southwark, at Southwark Cathedral.<ref>{{Church Times | title = Advent ordinations | archive = 1934_12_28_719 | issue = 3753 | date = 28 December 1934 | page = 718 | accessed = 10 October 2019 }}</ref> He was consecrated a bishop by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey on 18 October 1963.<ref>{{Church Times | title = Four new bishops | archive = 1963_10_25_001 | issue = 5254 | date = 25 October 1963 | page = 1 | accessed = 10 October 2019 }}</ref> He later served as an Assistant Bishop of London.<ref name="ww-kwh" />

===List of bishops=== *1963–1971: Kenneth Howell, Bishop of Chile, Bolivia, and Peru **1969–1977: Colin Bazley, assistant bishop for Cautin & Malleco (until 1975), then for the Santiago region **1970–1972: David Pytches, assistant bishop for the Valparaíso region<ref>[http://myrrh.library.moore.edu.au/bitstream/handle/10248/8557/1971-01-28.pdf?sequence=5&isAllowed=y] (Accessed 16 May 2019)</ref><ref>{{Church Times | title = New Assistant Bishop in Valparaiso | archive = 1970_12_18_002 | issue = 5627 | date = 18 December 1970 | page = 2 | accessed = 15 May 2019 }}</ref> * 1972–1976: David Pytches, Bishop of Chile, Bolivia, and Peru * 1977–2000: Colin Bazley, Bishop of Chile, Bolivia, and Peru (until October 1977), of Chile and Bolivia (until October 1981), and of Chile alone **12 June 1994{{snd}}2018: Abelino Apeleo, auxiliary bishop (became diocesan Bishop of Temuco)<ref name="conoce">{{cite web |url=http://www.iach.cl/2018/06/04/conoce-mas-de-los-obispos-electos-para-liderar-la-nueva-provincia-anglicana-de-chile/ |title=Conoce más de los obispos electos para liderar la nueva Provincia Anglicana de Chile - IACH |website=www.iach.cl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623154425/http://www.iach.cl/2018/06/04/conoce-mas-de-los-obispos-electos-para-liderar-la-nueva-provincia-anglicana-de-chile/ |archive-date=2018-06-23}} </ref> **1998–2000: Tito Zavala, bishop coadjutor (succeeded as diocesan)<ref name="nu-ob">{{cite web |url=http://www.iach.cl/nuestro-obispo/ |title=NUESTROS OBISPOS » IACH |website=www.iach.cl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029221713/http://www.iach.cl/nuestro-obispo/ |archive-date=2013-10-29}} </ref> * 1 January 2000{{snd}}12 January 2025: Tito Zavala (Chile until 2018, Santiago since)<ref name="nu-ob" /> **19 March 2016{{snd}}present: Nelson Ojeda, auxiliary bishop<ref name="acno">{{cite web |url=http://www.iach.cl/2016/03/11/pastores-alfred-cooper-y-nelson-ojeda-son-consagrados-como-obispos-auxiliares/ |title=Pastores Alfred Cooper y Nelson Ojeda son consagrados como obispos auxiliares - IACH |website=www.iach.cl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510114943/http://www.iach.cl/2016/03/11/pastores-alfred-cooper-y-nelson-ojeda-son-consagrados-como-obispos-auxiliares/ |archive-date=2016-05-10}} </ref> **19 March 2016{{snd}}present: Alfred Cooper, auxiliary bishop<ref name="acno" /> **15 July 2018{{snd}}2018: Enrique Lago, auxiliary bishop (became diocesan Bishop of Concepción)<ref name="new-cons">{{cite web |url=http://www.iach.cl/2018/07/17/iglesia-de-chile-consagro-a-nuevos-obispos-que-liderarian-la-futura-provincia/ |title=Iglesia Anglicana de Chile consagró a nuevos obispos que liderarán la futura Provincia - IACH |website=www.iach.cl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724063857/http://www.iach.cl/2018/07/17/iglesia-de-chile-consagro-a-nuevos-obispos-que-liderarian-la-futura-provincia |archive-date=2018-07-24}} </ref> **15 July 2018{{snd}}2018: Samuel Morrison, auxiliary bishop (became diocesan Bishop of Valparaíso)<ref name="new-cons" /> *12 January 2025{{snd}}present: Juan Esteban Saravia

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.anglicancommunion.org/structures/member-churches/member-church/diocese.aspx?church=chile&dio=santiago Official website]

* Category:Anglican bishops of Santiago