Gregorio Rosa Chavez
Gregorio Cardinal Rosa Chávez (born September 3, 1942 in Sociedad , El Salvador ) is a Salvadoran clergyman and theologian, auxiliary bishop in San Salvador and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church .
Life
Gregorio Rosa Chávez studied philosophy and theology at the Seminario Central San José de la Montaña in San Salvador (1962–1964; 1966–1969). He graduated from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in communication science (1973–1976).
On January 24, 1970, he received the sacrament of ordination through José Eduardo Álvarez Ramírez CM, Bishop of San Miguel . From 1970 to 1973 he was a pastor in San Miguel, from 1971 to 1973 he also headed the diocesan radio station Radio Paz and the diocesan weekly newspaper Semanario Chaparrastique founded in 1915 . He was also a spiritual assistant to various associations and movements of the lay apostolate .
From 1977 to 1982 he was rector of the Seminario Central San José de la Montaña in San Salvador and professor of theology. He was a member of the Council of the Organization of Latin American Seminars (1979–1982).
Auxiliary Bishop in San Salvador
On February 17, 1982 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To the titular of Mulli and auxiliary bishop in San Salvador. The apostolic nuncio in El Salvador, Archbishop Lajos Kada , donated to him on 3 July 1982, the episcopal ordination , co-consecrators were the Bishop of San Miguel, José Eduardo Álvarez Ramírez CM , and the Archbishop of San Salvador, Arturo Rivera y Damas SDB . Via Archbishop Kada, Rosa Chávez's Apostolic Succession goes back 23 generations to Cardinal Rebiba .
| Apostolic Succession by Gregorio Rosa Chávez (1982) | |
|---|---|
| Historical consecration line
Name (year of consecration) |
Main consecrator of
Name (year of consecration) |
| Lajos Kada (1975) | |
| Jean-Marie Villot (1954) | |
| Maurice Feltin (1928) | |
| Charles-Henri-Joseph Binet (1920) | |
| Louis-Henri-Joseph Luçon (1888) | |
| Charles-Émile Freppel (1870) | |
| François-Auguste-Ferdinand Donnet (1835) | |
| Charles-Auguste-Marie-Joseph de Forbin-Janson (1824) | |
| Gustav Maximilian von Croÿ (1820) | |
| Jean-Charles de Coucy (1790) | |
| Antonio Dugnani (1785) | |
| Carlo Rezzonico the Younger (1773) | |
| Giovanni Francesco Albani (Cardinal) (1760) | |
| Clement XIII. (1743) | |
| Benedict XIV (Pope) (1724) | |
| Benedict XIII. (Pope) (1675) | |
| Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri degli Albertoni (1666) | |
| Ulderico Carpegna (1630) | |
| Luigi Caetani (1622) | |
| Ludovico Ludovisi (1621) | |
| Galeazzo Sanvitale (1604) | |
| Girolamo Bernerio OP (1586) | |
| Giulio Antonio Santorio (1566) | |
| Scipione Rebiba (1541) | |
Gregorio Rosa Chávez is also Vicar General of the Archdiocese. He is President of Caritas for Latin America and the Caribbean and of the national Caritas.
cardinal
In the consistory of June 28, 2017 , Pope Francis accepted him as cardinal priest of Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de 'Schiavi in the college of cardinals . The takeover of his titular church took place four days later. As a result of his admission to the College of Cardinals, Gregorio Rosa Chávez is the only auxiliary bishop in the world to hold the office of cardinal.
On December 23, 2017, the Pope appointed him a member of the Dicastery for the Holistic Development of Man .
Act
Gregorio Rosa Chávez's foster father was Óscar Romero , Archbishop of El Salvador and liberation theologian , who was beatified by Pope Francis in 2015 , who was shot as a celebrant during a mass by a soldier charged with the murder by the Fuerza Armada de El Salvador . His death marked the beginning of the civil war in El Salvador .
Rosa Chavez is considered to be the guardian of Romero's spiritual and ecclesiastical legacy.
Chávez is an ambassador for peace beyond national borders, as an advocate for the poor and the youth and as a mediator in conflicts. He repeatedly denounced violence and brutality in his home country and called for peace talks between the government and the armed gangs. He accused Europe of a failed refugee policy.
literature
- “Europe submits to capital” / Gregorio Rosa Chávez, Cardinal from El Salvador, on refugees and the ignorance of the rich , interview with Joachim Frank in: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung of November 26, 2018, p. 5.
Web links
- Biography of Cardinal Rosa Chávez on the Vatican website
- ROSA CHÁVEZ, Gregorio . In:Salvador Miranda:The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. (Florida International Universitywebsite, English)
- Entry on Gregorio Cardinal Rosa Chávez on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Cardenal. Conferencia episcopal de El Salvador, accessed September 8, 2019 (Spanish).
- ↑ Card. Gregorio Rosa Chávez Vescovo ausiliare di San Salvado on santiebeati.it from May 22, 2017 (it.)
- ↑ Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli o Diaconie. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 28, 2017, accessed June 28, 2017 (Italian).
- ↑ a b Ludwig Ring-Eifel: Rosa Chavez's nomination has a long history. Why the auxiliary bishop becomes a cardinal in El Salvador. Domradio , May 22, 2017, accessed on March 12, 2019 .
- ^ Nomina di Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 23, 2017, accessed December 23, 2017 (Italian).
- ↑ badische-zeitung.de , comments , May 22, 2015, Gerhard Kiefer: Murdered in the fight against poverty and exploitation (May 25, 2015)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rosa Chavez, Gregorio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rosa Chávez, Cardinal Gregorio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Salvadoran clergyman, cardinal and auxiliary bishop in San Salvador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 3, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sociedad , El Salvador |