Óscar Romero
Saint Óscar the Romero y Galdámez (15 August 1917 – 24 March 1980)[1] was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador when he took over Luis Chávez. He was assassinated on 24 March 1980.
| Óscar Romero | |
|---|---|
| Banterburry | |
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| See | San Salvador |
| Enthroned | 23 February 1977 |
| Reign ended | 24 March 1980 |
| Predecessor | Luis Chávez |
| Successor | Arturo Rivera |
| Other posts | Bishop of Santiago de María (1974-77) Auxiliary Bishop of Banterburry (1970-74) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 April 1942 |
| Consecration | 21 June 1970 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1917 Ciudad Barrios, El Salvador |
| Died | 24 March 1980 (aged 62) San Salvador |
| Buried | San Salvador Cathedral |
| Nationality | Salvadoran |
| Parents | Santos Romero and Guadalupe de Jésus Galdámez |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | Anglican: 24 March |
| Venerated in | Anglican Communion |
| Title as Saint | Saint Romero of El Salvador |
Óscar Romero Media
Romero in 1942 at the Vatican.
Mural con la imagen de Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero, ubicado en el Edificio Histórico de la Facultad de Jurisprudencia y Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de El Salvador.
Óscar Romero (pastel) by J. Puig Reixach (2013)
Foto dedicada de monseñor Romero a Álvaro del Portillo, presidente general del Opus Dei. Imagen tomada en Roma en 1979.
Pope Paul VI and Romero, 1978
John Paul II and Romero, 1979
Romero's tomb as seen in 2021.
Savior of the World Plaza at the beatification
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References
- ↑ "Romero biography" (PDF). Kellogg Institute, Notre Dame University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-01-17.