Rafael Valentín Valdivieso Zañartu (November 2, 1804 – June 8, 1878) was aChilean priest and lawyer, who worked asArchbishop ofSantiago de Chile between 1848 and 1878.
Valdivieso was born on November 2, 1804. His parents were Manuel Joaquín Valdivieso and Maciel y de Mercedes Zañartu y Manso de Velasco. He studied law, and he graduated as lawyer on May 23, 1825, inUniversidad de San Felipe.
Valdivieso was ordained priest by the Bishop of SantiagoManuel Vicuña Larraín, on July 27, 1834.
Valdivieso worked as a missionary inChiloé andAtacama Region. He worked as Dean of Theology inUniversity of Chile, andPius IX designated him Archbishop of Santiago on October 4, 1847.
Valdivieso participated in theFirst Vatican Council between 1869 and 1870. He was credited by his contemporaries with having greatly reduced corruption among the Chilean clergy.[1] He died on June 8, 1878, and was buried in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago.Mariano Casanova y Casanova succeeded him as Archbishop in 1886.
His slogan wasVerum in luce. Bonum in cruce. Virgo in omni patria et in corde.
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