José Luis Escobar Alas
José Luis Escobar Alas (born 10 March 1959 in Suchitoto) is a Salvadoran Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of San Salvador since 2009.
The Most Reverend José Luis Escobar Alas | |
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| Archbishop of San Salvador | |
The archbishop in 2015. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 27 December 2008 |
| Installed | 14 February 2009 |
| Predecessor | Fernando Sáenz Lacalle |
| Other post(s) | President of the Salvadoran Episcopal Conference (2009–) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 August 1982 by Pedro Arnoldo Aparicio y Quintanilla |
| Consecration | 23 March 2002 by José Oscar Barahona Castillo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Luis Escobar Alas 10 March 1959 San Salvador, El Salvador |
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| Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
Escobar served as Bishop of San Vicente beginning in 2005, prior to his elevation to San Salvador on 27 December 2008. He was previously an auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of San Vicente since 2002, having entered the priesthood in 1982.
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