Esteban Gumucio Vive
Chilean priest, poet, writer
Who they were
Esteban Gumucio Vives was born in Santiago, Chile, on 3 September 1914 and became a priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts (SS.CC.). He worked as an educator and priest, and was known for his gift as a poet.
As pastor of the communities of San Pedro y San Pablo and Damián de Molokai, south of Santiago, he gave a great part of his life to working among the poor. He died on 6 May 2001. The Archdiocese of Santiago held the diocesan phase of his cause in 2010-2011.
The miracles
The Church has not yet approved a miracle in this cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A Chilean priest-poet of the Sacred Hearts who spent his life among the poor of Santiago.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Chilean Bishops' Conference (iglesia.cl) - 'Siervo Padre Esteban Gumucio', holiness causes page
- Iglesia.cl (Chilean Bishops' Conference) — causa de beatificación del P. Esteban Gumucio — Cause opened 20 May 2010 by the archbishop of Santiago; Servant of God, with a possible miracle sent to Rome.
- Wikidata Q5849079 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.