Bishop Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales was named Bishop of Chile, Military.
The post had been vacant since Bishop Juan de la Cruz Barros Madrid was named Bishop of Osorno in January 2015.
Bishop Silva Retamales had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso.
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