Octavio Beras Rojas
Dominican cardinal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Beras and the second or maternal family name is Rojas.
Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas (16 November 1906 – 1 December 1990) was a Dominican cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Santo Domingo from 1961 to 1981, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1976.
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Octavio Beras Rojas | |
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Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Santo Domingo |
See | Santo Domingo |
Appointed | 10 December 1961 |
Term ended | 15 November 1981 |
Predecessor | Ricardo Pittini |
Successor | Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto (1976-90) |
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Ordination | 13 August 1933 |
Consecration | 12 August 1945 by Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt |
Created cardinal | 24 May 1976 by Pope Paul VI |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas 16 November 1906 Saint Lucía, El Seibo, Dominican Republic |
Died | 1 December 1990(1990-12-01) (aged 84) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
Motto | In hoc signo vinces |
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Quick Facts Styles of, Reference style ...
Styles of Octavio Beras Rojas | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Santo Domingo (emeritus) |
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