Iglesia de la Asunción, Santiago de Chile, Catholic parish in Santiago commune, Chile

The Iglesia de la Asunción is a Catholic parish at the corner of Avenida Vicuña Mackenna and Barón Pierre De Coubertin in Santiago. Inaugurated in 1876, the building was gutted by an arson fire on 18 October 2020, which collapsed its roof, spire and bells; it reopened in May 2025 after restoration.

The church was established in 1876 under Monsignor Rafael Valentín Valdivieso and grew out of splitting three existing parishes. This division became necessary as Santiago expanded eastward and the area's population grew.

Locals call it the "parish of the artists" because of the funerals held here: humorists Carlos Helo and Luis "Lucho" Arenas of Los Caporales, actor Aliro Vega, and cueca composer Luis Bahamonde were waked in the church. In 2014 a ceremony was held for actor and humorist Mandolino, who died in Honduras. Senator Luis Rodríguez Velasco married Margarita Vial here on 26 November 1913.

The church stands at the corner of Avenida Vicuña Mackenna and Barón Pierre De Coubertin, in the Santiago commune. It reopened in May 2025 after the 2020 fire, so access and visiting conditions depend on the restoration works still under way; check locally before planning a stop.

The parish house adjoining the church was used during the military dictatorship as a computing and file-creation facility for victims' records and as a detention and torture centre. Records of the Valech Commission and testimony from human-rights lawyer Nelson Caucoto, a former member of the Vicaría de la Solidaridad, indicate there is no evidence confirming the church premises were used for detention or torture, though evidence does support the existence of a CNI intelligence centre.