Rafael de la Barra Tagle
His Excellency Rafael de la Barra Tagle | |
|---|---|
| Prelate Emeritus of Illapel | |
| Archdiocese | La Serena |
| Appointed | 17 June 1989 |
| Term ended | 20 February 2010 |
| Predecessor | Pablo Lizama Riquelme |
| Successor | Jorge Patricio Vega Velasco |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 12 June 1954 |
| Consecration | 9 September 1989 by Juan Francisco Fresno, Giulio Einaudi and Bernardino Piñera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rafael Victor de la Barra Tagle 29 October 1930 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 9 October 2025 (aged 94) Santiago, Chile |
| Motto | Veni Creator Spiritus[1] |
Rafael Victor de la Barra Tagle (29 October 1930 – 9 October 2025) was a Chilean Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of Illapel from 1989 to 2010. De la Barra Tagle died on 9 October 2025, at the age of 94.[2][3]