Office of the Chancellor
The Office of the Chancellor is responsible for establishing direct links with the hierarchical authorities of the Catholic Church. Its primary function is to ensure that the University meets its goal of being a higher education institution guided by the Catholic faith. The Archbishop of Santiago is in his own right Grand Chancellor of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. In case of vacancy of the Archbishop’s office in Santiago, who will exercise the functions of the Grand Chancellor’s Office, with the title of Pro Grand Chancellor, is the prelate that manages the archdiocese.
Cardinal Fernando Chomali Garib
In 1981, he earned a Civil Engineering degree from UC Chile. He was ordained by Archbishop Carlos Oviedo Cavada on April 6, 1991, after joining the Pontifical Major Seminary of Santiago in 1984. Since 1995, Monsignor Fernando Chomali Garib has served as a Professor of Moral Theology at both the Pontifical Major Seminary of Santiago and UC Chile Faculty of Theology. On October 25, 2023, Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Santiago, succeeding Cardinal Celestino Aós Braco. On October 6, 2024, Pope Francis announced that Monsignor Chomali will be named Cardinal, in a ceremony that will take place on December 7, 2024.
Units of the Office of the Chancellor
Units
Office of the Vice Chancellor
The unit that represents the Office of the Chancellor within the university and is led by the Vice Chancellor.
Vice Chancellor
