Carlos González Cruchaga

{{Short description|Chilean Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church}}

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| type = Bishop

| name = Carlos González Cruchaga

| title = Bishop Emeritus of Talca

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| church = Roman Catholic Church

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| see = Diocese of Talca

| term = 1967–1996

| predecessor = Manuel Larraín Errazuriz

| successor = Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca

| ordination = September 23, 1944

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| birth_date = {{Birth date |1921|6|8}}

| birth_place = Santiago, Chile 25px

| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|9|21|1921|6|8}}

| death_place = Santiago, Chile

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Carlos González Cruchaga (June 8, 1921 in Santiago, Chile – September 21, 2008) was a Chilean Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.{{Cite web|url=https://portal.ucm.cl/nuestro-fundador|title=Nuestro Fundador Don Carlos González Cruchaga|website=Universidad Católica del Maule}}

Cruchaga was ordained a priest on September 23, 1944. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Talca on January 4, 1967, and ordained a bishop May 7, 1967. Cruchaga remained bishop of the Diocese of Talca until his retirement on December 12, 1996. In June 1991, he founded the Universidad Catolica del Maule (UCM). He died in September, 2008.{{cite web |title=Falleció Monseñor Carlos González Cruchaga |url=http://www.elamaule.cl/admin/render/noticia/17749 |via=El Maule |date=22 Sep 2008}}