Fernando Sáenz Lacalle

Fernando Sáenz Lacalle (16 November 1932 – 28 April 2022) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, 10th Bishop and sixth Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador. He was the successor of Arturo Rivera y Damas. Sáenz held the post once held by Archbishop Óscar Romero, who was assassinated in 1980.

The Most Reverend

Fernando Sáenz Lacalle
Archbishop of San Salvador
SeeSan Salvador
Installed22 April 1995
Term ended27 December 2008
PredecessorArturo Rivera y Damas
SuccessorJosé Luis Escobar Alas
Other post(s)President of the Conferencia Episcopal de El Salvador
Orders
Ordination9 August 1959
Consecration6 January 1985
by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Born(1932-11-16)16 November 1932
Died28 April 2022(2022-04-28) (aged 89)
La Libertad, El Salvador
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Ana and Titular Bishop of Tabbora (1984–1995)
Styles of
Fernando Sáenz Lacalle
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
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