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{{Short description|Chilean bishop}}
'''Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos''' (10 October 1917 – 20 February 1998) was a [[Chile]]an bishop. After his episcopal consecration, he headed the dioceses of Copiapó -at the time, a territorial prelature- (1956–57), [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta|Antofagasta]] (1957–74), [[Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de Calama|Calama]] (1965–68, 1970), [[Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Chile|San Felipe]] (1974–83), and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Valparaíso|Valparaíso]] (1983–93).<ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bvarif.html Catholic-Hierarchy]: Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos</ref> He attended all four sessions of the [[Second Vatican Council]].<ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/event/ecv2-1-12.html Session 1]</ref><ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/event/ecv2-2-12.html Session 2]</ref><ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/event/ecv2-3-12.html Session 3]</ref><ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/event/ecv2-4-13.html Session 4]</ref>
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