José Ignacio Cienfuegos

José Ignacio Cienfuegos Arteaga (1 October 1762 – 8 November 1847) was a Chilean priest, Roman Catholic bishop of Concepción and political figure.

In 1814, after the defeat in the battle of Rancagua, Royalist General Mariano Osorio deported him to the Juan Fernández Islands, where he remained for two years.

He was named administrator of the Santiago Cathedral in 1818 and participated in the formulation of the Chilean Constitution of 1818 [es].

In 1825 he became the President of the Provincial Assembly of Santiago and in 1826 participated in the constitutional congress as a deputy for Talca.

On 1839 he resigned his bishopric and retired to the city of Talca, where he continue to work as a priest until his death on 8 November 1847, at the age of 85.