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Gregorio Rosa Chávez

1942 - Today

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Gregorio Rosa Chávez (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡɾeˈɣo.ɾjo ˈrosa ˈtʃaβes]; born 3 September 1942) is a Salvadoran Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador from 1982 to 2022. He was a close collaborator of St. Óscar Romero. Pope Francis made Rosa a cardinal on 28 June 2017, the first cardinal from El Salvador and a rare instance for any auxiliary bishop; the ordinary of a diocese typically is afforded that distinction when it is granted. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gregorio Rosa Chávez is the 2,117th most popular religious figure (up from 2,407th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from El Salvador (up from 14th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Salvadoran Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Gregorio Rosa Chávez ranks 2,117 out of 3,187. Before him are Adolfo Suárez Rivera, Zara Yaqob, Roger Deakins, Pierre Robert Olivétan, Anthimus VI of Constantinople, and Flavio Chigi. After him are Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, Juan Benlloch i Vivó, J. F. Oberlin, Ignatius Aphrem II, Constantine V of Constantinople, and Clodoald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Gregorio Rosa Chávez ranks 274. Before him are Phil Esposito, Gunilla Bergström, Gijs van Lennep, Colin Groves, Radu Vasile, and David Stern. After him are Günter Wallraff, B. J. Thomas, Clarence Clemons, Pyotr Klimuk, Reinhard Mey, and Eumir Deodato.

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In El Salvador

Among people born in El Salvador, Gregorio Rosa Chávez ranks 10 out of 39. Before him are Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry (1901), Nayib Bukele (1981), Maximiliano Hernández Martínez (1882), Farabundo Martí (1893), José Napoleón Duarte (1925), and Unica Zürn (1916). After him are Jaime Rodríguez (1959), Armando Calderón Sol (1948), Alfredo Cristiani (1947), Fidel Sánchez Hernández (1917), Mágico González (1958), and Antonio Saca (1965).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In El Salvador

Among religious figures born in El Salvador, Gregorio Rosa Chávez ranks 2. Before him are Óscar Romero (1917).

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