Óscar Romero

Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a prelate of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Salvador, the Titular Bishop... Wikipedia

• Church:  Catholic Church
• Archdiocese:  San Salvador
• Appointed:  3 February 1977
• Installed:  22 February 1977
• Term ended:  24 March 1980
• Predecessor:  Luis Chávez y González
• Successor:  Arturo Rivera y Damas
• Other posts:  Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, Titular Bishop of Tambeae, Bishop of Santiago de María
• Ordination:  4 April 1942
• Consecration:  25 April 1970, by Girolamo Prigione
• Birth name:  Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
• Born:  August 15, 1917, Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel, El Salvador
• Age at death:  62 years
• Died:  March 24, 1980, Chapel of Hospital de la Divina Providencia, San Salvador, El Salvador
• Buried:  Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador, San Salvador
• Denomination:  Catholicism
• Feast day:  24 March
• Venerated in:  Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Lutheranism
• Beatified:  23 May 2015, Plaza El Salvador de Mundo, San Salvador, El Salvador, by Angelo Amato, representing Pope Francis
• Canonized:  14 October 2018, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City, by Pope Francis
• Attributes:  Episcopal vestments, Crown of martyrdom, Martyr's palm, Rosary
• Patronage:  Christian communicators, El Salvador, The Americas, Archdiocese of San Salvador, Persecuted Christians, Caritas International (co-patron) Cainta, Rizal, Philippines (Quasi-Parish)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo