Gregorio Rosa Chávez
Gregorio Rosa Chávez | |
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| Cardinal Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of San Salvador | |
Rosa Chávez in mid-2017 | |
| 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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| Orders | |
| 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 3 September 1942 |
| 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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Gregorio Rosa Chávez (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡɾeˈɣo.ɾjo ˈrosa ˈtʃaβes]; born 3 September 1942) is a Salvadoran Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador from 1982 to 2022. He was a close collaborator of St. Óscar Romero.
Pope Francis made Rosa a cardinal on 28 June 2017, the first cardinal from El Salvador and a rare instance for any auxiliary bishop; the ordinary of a diocese typically is afforded that distinction when it is granted. As such, in archdiocesan affairs the Archbishop of San Salvador had precedence but Rosa ranked higher in the larger Church structure.