Gregorio Rosa Chávez
Salvadoran Roman Catholic prelate (born 1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gregorio Rosa Chávez (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡɾeˈɣo.ɾjo ˈrosa ˈtʃaβes]; born 3 September 1942) is a Salvadoran Latin Catholic prelate who was an Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador from 1982 to 2022. He was a close collaborator of the slain Archbishop Saint Óscar Romero.[1][2]
Gregorio Rosa Chávez | |
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Cardinal Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of San Salvador | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Appointed | 17 February 1982 |
Term ended | 4 October 2022 |
Predecessor | Marco René Revelo Contreras |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de' Schiavi (2017-present) |
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Ordination | 24 January 1970 by José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez |
Consecration | 3 July 1982 by Lajos Kada |
Created cardinal | 28 June 2017 by Pope Francis |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Gregorio Rosa Chávez (1942-09-03) 3 September 1942 (age 81) |
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Alma mater | University of Louvain |
Motto | Christus pax nostra (Christ is our peace) |
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Styles of Gregorio Rosa Chávez | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
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Pope Francis made Rosa a cardinal on 28 June 2017 and he is the first cardinal from El Salvador. It is rare for the pope to name an auxiliary bishop as a cardinal as the bishop or archbishop of a diocese typically is afforded that distinction.[3] In archdiocesan affairs the archbishop still has precedence, but Rosa ranks higher in the official structure.[4][5] Besides his native Spanish, he can speak French and has some knowledge of both English and Portuguese.[citation needed]