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Óscar Romero

Salvadoran Catholic archbishop and saint (1917–1980)

  • Dated 15 August 1917 CE – 24 March 1980 CE
  • Recognised as Canonized saint, 14 October 2018 CE
  • Also called Oscar Arnulfo Romero, Óscar Arnulfo Romero, Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez

Overview

Salvadoran Catholic archbishop and saint (1917–1980)Wikidata record description. Read Óscar Romero in the Wikipedia reader.

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Roles and affiliation

Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.

Belonged to

Offices held 4

  1. 25 April 1970 CE – 15 October 1974 CE auxiliary bishop Has references
  2. 5 April 1970 CE – 15 October 1974 CE titular bishop Has references
  3. 15 October 1974 CE – 3 February 1977 CE Roman Catholic Bishop of Santiago de María Number 2 in the sequence Has references
  4. 3 February 1977 CE – 24 March 1980 CE Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Salvador Number 7 in the sequence
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