biography
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Romero (y Galdames), Oscar (Arnulfo)
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pronunciation:
[rohmayroh]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1917–80)
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| biography:
| Roman Catholic clergyman, born in Ciudad Barrios, E El Salvador. Ordained in 1942, he was made bishop in 1970 and archbishop in 1977. An outspoken critic of the government, he was shot down during Mass a year after he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Some of his ‘Thoughts’ appeared in translation as The Church Is All of You (1984). |
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