Romeo Tovar Astorga
Romeo Tovar Astorga OFM (born March 5, 1940 in Ciudad Delgado , El Salvador ) is a Salvadoran religious and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Santa Ana .
Life
Romeo Tovar Astorga entered the religious order of the Franciscans and received on 25 June 1968, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On May 5, 1987, Pope John Paul II appointed him first bishop of the diocese of Zacatecoluca, which was established on the same date . The Apostolic Nuncio in El Salvador, Archbishop Francesco De Nittis , donated him episcopal ordination on July 25 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of San Salvador , Arturo Rivera Damas SDB , and the Bishop of San Vicente , José Oscar Barahona Castillo . John Paul II named him Coadjutor Bishop of San Miguel on December 17, 1996 . Romeo Tovar Astorga became Bishop of San Miguel on April 10, 1997, succeeding José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez CM , who resigned for reasons of age. On May 12, 1999, he was appointed bishop of Santa Ana .
On February 8, 2016, Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Santa Ana (El Salvador) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , February 9, 2016, accessed February 9, 2016 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Marco René Revelo Contreras |
Bishop of Santa Ana 1999–2016 |
Miguel Ángel Morán Aquino |
| José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez CM |
Bishop of San Miguel 1997–1999 |
Miguel Ángel Morán Aquino |
| --- |
Bishop of Zacatecoluca 1987-1996 |
Elías Samuel Bolaños Avelar SDS |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tovar Astorga, Romeo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tovar Astorga, Romeo OFM |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Salvadoran religious, emeritus Roman Catholic bishop of Santa Ana |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ciudad Delgado , El Salvador |