Gregorio Rosa Chávez

History
Ordination history of; Gregorio Rosa Chávez
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M.
Date	24 January 1970
Place	San Miguel Cathedral, San Miguel, El Salvador
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Lajos Kada
Co-consecrators	José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M. & Arturo Rivera Damas, S.D.B.
Date	3 July 1982
Place	Church of María Auxiliadora, San Salvador, El Salvador
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	28 June 2017

Styles of
**Gregorio Rosa Chávez**
Styles of; Gregorio Rosa Chávez
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

His Eminence

Gregorio Rosa Chávez
His Eminence; Gregorio Rosa Chávez
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)
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; Sociedad, Morazán, El Salvador
Previous post(s)	Secretary-General of the Episcopal Secretariat of Central America and Panama (1984-88; 2001-05); Titular Bishop of Mulli (1982-2017);
Alma mater	University of Louvain
Motto	Christus pax nostra (Christ is our peace)
Coat of arms

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.

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. In archdiocesan affairs the archbishop still has precedence; but Rosa ranks higher in the official structure. Besides his native Spanish, he can speak French and has some knowledge of both English and Portuguese.

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