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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 | |
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| Banterburry | |
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| See | San Salvador |
| Installed | 23 February 1977 |
| Term 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 |
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2020) |
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