Óscar Romero

Saunt Óscar Romero y Galdámez
Saunt Óscar Romero y Galdámez
	Airchbishop o San Salvador
	Romero in 1978
Kirk	Roman Catholic Kirk
Airchdiocese	San Salvador
See	San Salvador
Appointed	3 Februar 1977
Installed	23 Februar 1977
Term endit	24 Mairch 1980
Predecessor	Luis Chávez
Successor	Arturo Rivera
Orders
Ordination	4 Apryle 1942
Consecration	21 Juin 1970; bi Girolamo Prigione
Personal details
Birth name	Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
Born	15 August 1917; Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel Depairtment, El Salvador
Deed	24 Mairch 1980 (aged 62); Chaipel o Hospital de la Divina Providencia, San Salvador, El Salvador
Buried	24 Mairch 1970, Metropolitan Cathedral o the Haly Savior, San Salvador, El Salvador
Naitionality	Salvadoran
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Pawrents	Santos Romero & Guadalupe de Jesús Galdámez
Previous post	Teetular Bishop o Tambeae (1970–1974); Auxiliary Bishop o San Salvador (1970–1974); Secretar General o the Episcopal Secretariat o Central Americae (1971–1972); Bishop o Santiago de María (1974–1977);
Slogan	Sentire cum Ecclesia (Feel wi the Kirk)
Signatur
Coat o airms
Saunthuid
Feast day	24 Mairch
Veneratit in	Roman Catholic Kirk; Anglican Communion; Lutheranism;
Teetle as Saunt	Bishop; martyr
Beatified	23 Mey 2015; Plaza El Salvador de Mundo, San Salvador, El Salvador; bi Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B., representin Pape Francis
Canonised	14 October 2018; Saunt Peter's Square, Vatican Ceety; bi Pape Francis
Attributes	Episcopal attire
Patronage	Christian communicators; El Salvador; The Americas; Archdiocese o San Salvador; Persecutit Christians; Caritas International (co-patron); Cainta, Rizal, Philippines (Quasi-Pairish)

Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Gualdámez (15 August 1917 – 24 Mairch 1980) wis a prelate o the Catholic Kirk in El Salvador that served as the fowert Airchbishop o San Salvador. He spoke oot against poverty, social injuistice, assassinations, an tortur amid a growin war atween left-weeng and richt-weeng forces.^[3] In 1980, Romero wis assassinatit while celebratin Mess in the chaipel o the Hospital o Divine Providence. Tho na ane wis iver convictit for the crime, investigations bi the UN-creatit Truth Commission for El Salvador concludit that the extreme richt-weeng politeecian, foonder o ARENA an daith squad leader Roberto D'Aubuisson haed gien the order.^[4]

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Saunt Óscar Romero y Galdámez
Airchbishop o San Salvador
Romero in 1978
Kirk	Roman Catholic Kirk
Airchdiocese	San Salvador
See	San Salvador
Appointed	3 Februar 1977
Installed	23 Februar 1977
Term endit	24 Mairch 1980
Predecessor	Luis Chávez
Successor	Arturo Rivera
Orders
Ordination	4 Apryle 1942
Consecration	21 Juin 1970 bi Girolamo Prigione
Personal details
Birth name	Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
Born	15 August 1917(1917-08-15) Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel Depairtment, El Salvador
Deed	24 Mairch 1980(1980-03-24) (aged 62) Chaipel o Hospital de la Divina Providencia, San Salvador, El Salvador
Buried	24 Mairch 1970, Metropolitan Cathedral o the Haly Savior, San Salvador, El Salvador
Naitionality	Salvadoran
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Pawrents	Santos Romero & Guadalupe de Jesús Galdámez
Previous post	Teetular Bishop o Tambeae (1970–1974) Auxiliary Bishop o San Salvador (1970–1974) Secretar General o the Episcopal Secretariat o Central Americae (1971–1972) Bishop o Santiago de María (1974–1977)
Slogan	Sentire cum Ecclesia (Feel wi the Kirk)
Signatur	${{{signature_alt}}}$
Coat o airms	${{{coat_of_arms_alt}}}$
Saunthuid
Feast day	24 Mairch
Veneratit in	Roman Catholic Kirk Anglican Communion Lutheranism
Teetle as Saunt	Bishop; martyr
Beatified	23 Mey 2015 Plaza El Salvador de Mundo, San Salvador, El Salvador bi Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B., representin Pape Francis
Canonised	14 October 2018 Saunt Peter's Square, Vatican Ceety bi Pape Francis
Attributes	Episcopal attire
Patronage	Christian communicators^[1] El Salvador The Americas Archdiocese o San Salvador Persecutit Christians Caritas International (co-patron)^[2] Cainta, Rizal, Philippines (Quasi-Pairish)