Luis Miguel Romero Fernández
Luis Miguel Romero Fernández | |
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Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre Titular Bishop of Egara | |
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Archdiocese | New York |
Diocese | Rockville Centre |
Appointed | March 3, 2020 |
Installed | June 29, 2020 |
Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Egara |
Orders | |
Ordination | September 11, 1981 by Paul Karatas |
Consecration | June 29, 2020 by John Barres, William Murphy, and Robert J. Brennan |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Nationality | Spanish |
Motto | Meek and humble of heart |
Styles of Luis Miguel Romero Fernández | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Luis Miguel Romero Fernández M.Id, (born June 16, 1954) is a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Rockville Centre in New York since 2020.
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Romero was born on June 16, 1954, in Palencia, Spain, Spain, and raised in Huelva, Spain.[1][2] He entered the Idente Missionaries in 1972.[2]
Romero was ordained to the priesthood in Tenerife, Spain, by Archbishop Paul Karatas for the Indente Missionaries Order on September 11, 1981. He received a doctorate in medicine from the University of Zaragoza in Zaragoza, Spain, in 1987.[2]
Romero worked for 25 years in Latin America, including a stint from 1996 to 2009 as chancellor and rector-chancellor of the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja in San Cayetano Alto, Ecuador.[3][4] In 2007, Romero was named president of the Organización Universitaria Interamericana (Inter-American Organization for Higher Education).[5] In December 2019, Romero was named vicar of Hispanic ministry for the Diocese of Rockville Centre in Long Island, New York.[3]
Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre
[edit]Pope Francis appointed Romero as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre and titular bishop of Egara on March 3, 2020.[2][6] His consecration as bishop, initially scheduled for April 16, 2020,[7] was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] He was consecrated as a bishop by Bishop John Barres on June 29, 2020.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ López, Emilio (4 December 2011). ""La crisis acaba pensando en el otro"". Diario de Cádiz (in European Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Estados Unidos.- El palentino Luis Miguel Romero Fernández nombrado obispo auxiliar de la Diócesis de Rockville, en EE.UU". Notimerica. Europa Press. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ a b Jones, Bart (22 December 2019). "Hempstead priest has new mission, ministering to Hispanic flock". Newsday. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre" (Press release). USCCB. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "Rector de UTPL presidirá la OUI". Diario La Hora (in Spanish). 14 November 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Rockville Centre". drvc.org. Diocese of Rockville Centre. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ Jones, Bart (3 March 2020). "Romero named auxiliary bishop of Rockville Centre diocese". Newsday. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ Dolan, Sean P. (17 March 2020). "Cancellations" (PDF). drvc.org. Diocese of Rockville Centre. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "BISHOP-ELECT ROMERO, M.Id TO BE ORDAINED ON JUNE 29, 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
External links
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- Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre Official Site
- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bromfer.html