Vladimiro Boric Crnosija

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Boric and the second or maternal family name is Crnosija.
Vladimiro Boric Crnosija
Appointed1 February 1949
Orders
Ordination2 October 1949
by Pope Pius XII
Personal details
Born
Vladimiro Américo Jorge Boric Crnosija

(1906-04-23)23 April 1906
Punta Arenas, Chile
Died29 August 1973(1973-08-29) (aged 67)
Santiago, Chile

Vladimiro Américo Jorge Boric Crnosija (Croatian: Vladimir Borić Crnošija; 23 April 1905 – 29 August 1973) was a Chilean cleric and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Punta Arenas.[1]

He was born to Juan (Ive) Boric and Natalia Crnosija, both Croatian immigrants,[2] and completed his primary studies at the San José School.[3] He became ordained in 1930 and was appointed bishop in October 1949 by Pope Pius XII, becoming the first bishop of his hometown of Punta Arenas.[4] He died in Santiago on 29 August 1973, at the age of 68, less than two weeks before the 1973 Chilean coup d'état.[3] His grandnephew, Gabriel Boric Font, is the current president of Chile.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Bishop Vladimiro Boric Crnosija, S.D.B." Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Vladimiro Americo Jorge Boric Crnosija". FamilySearch. Brasil, Cartões de Imigração, 1900-1965. Rio de Janeiro: Arquivo Nacional. 1955. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  3. ^ a b "45 Años de la Pascua de Mons. Vladimiro Boric Crnosija". Iglesia de Magallanes (in Spanish). 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  4. ^ a b Alarcón, Maximiliano (2021-10-31). "Boric antes de Boric: los años de vida acomodada, poesía e influencia anarco-sindicalista que marcaron su juventud". Interferencia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-12-26.
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