Enrique Alvear Urrutia

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Enrique Alvear Urrutia (31 January 1916 – 29 April 1982) was a

The process for his potential beatification opened in 2012 and he is titled as a Servant of God. He has also been referred to as the "bishop of the poor" for his dedication to the poor and oppressed.^[1]

Life

Enrique Alvear Urrutia was born on 31 January 1916^[2] in Cauquenes in Chile as the eighth of eleven brothers to Clorindo Alvear Zurita and Teodorinda Urrutia Pérez.

He spent his education first in his hometown and then in the Luis Campino Humanities Institute before he pursued a law degree from 1934 in the

He died of lymphoma on 29 April 1982 and his remains were interred in the Marian shrine Nuestra Señora de Lourdes in Quinta Normal until their transferral on 13 April 2008 to the San Luis Beltrán church. Pope Francis - during his trip to Chile in 2018 - made an unscheduled visit to the late bishop's tomb for some brief moments of reflection.^[5]

Beatification process

Alvear's documentation and teachings are preserved by the Bishop Enrique Alvear Foundation. The beatification process was initiated in the Santiago archdiocese; initial steps towards opening the cause came on 16 December 2011 when the then-Archbishop (now

External links

• Hagiography Circle
• Catholic Hierarchy
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• Official website