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.[3] In archdiocesan affairs the archbishop still has precedence, but Rosa ranks higher in the official structure.[4][5] Besides his native Spanish, he can speak French and has some knowledge of both English and Portuguese.[citation needed]
Gregorio Rosa Chávez was born on 3 September 1942 in Sociedad to farmers. His initial education was spent in Sociedad and later at Jocoro. He underwent both his theological and philosophical studies in San Salvador at San José de la Montaña (1957–61) before he studied communications (obtaining a licentiate) in Louvain at the college from 1973 to 1976.[3] He continued his studies from 1966 to 1969 before serving as an episcopal aide for the diocese of San Miguel from 1970 to 1973. His education in communications began his lifelong interest in media communications as a tool of evangelization. He was ordained a priest at the San Miguel cathedral on 24 January 1970 and he was pastor of the El Rosario church in San Miguel from 1970 to 1973 while serving as the diocesan director of social communications from 1971 to 1973. Rosa served as the spiritual assessor for some religious movements from 1970 to 1973 and was rector of San José de la Montaña from 1977 to 1982. Under his close friend Óscar Romero from 1977 he headed the archdiocesan communication's office until 1982.[3][5] From 1977 until 1982 he served as a theological professor and from 1979 to 1982 served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Organization of Latin American Seminaries.
Rosa Chávez meets with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, 2016Rosa Chávez at a Mass at the metropolitan cathedral, 8 July 2017
On 21 May 2017, Pope Francis announced that he would make Rosa a cardinal. He received the news at 5:00am in a telephone call and later told the press: "I thought it was a joke. I never thought that this could happen to me".[5] Shortly after he received the news, Chávez visited to the tomb of Romero. Rosa attributed his appointment as a cardinal as a recognition and an honor reserved for Romero. He said that he believed that Romero was a cardinal in his blood and he therefore would be named as one in Romero's name.[7] Rosa was elevated as the Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de' Schiavi on 28 June 2017. He took formal possession of his titular church on 2 July. At a Mass on 8 July 2017 he said that Pope Francis had asked him to go to Seoul in South Korea for a meeting on how to achieve peace with their neighbor North Korea.[2] Francis made him a member of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development on 23 December 2017.[8]
Rosa has been outspoken in the past about government abuses and once named alleged killers of six Jesuits as well as their housekeeper and her daughter slain in 1989; he received death threats following this and was accused of being a communist.[5] The death of Arturo Rivera prompted expectations that Rosa would succeed him as the metropolitan archbishop though he never ascended to the position. The conflict in El Salvador ended in 1992, but it was Rosa Chávez who participated in the negotiations from 1984 to 1989 between the Salvadoran Government and the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front.[2]
He begins in the morning listening to Vatican Radio and does not go to sleep until he has read important national and international newspapers. He was the President of Caritas El Salvador and Caritas Latin America and Caribbean.[3] He is the pastor at the San Francisco parish church.
Pope Francis accepted his resignation as auxiliary bishop on 4 October 2022.[9]
Óscar Romeroedit
Rosa first met Óscar Romero circa 1956 while Romero was a priest and the former was a seminarian. He worked for Romero following the conclusion of his philosophical studies for around twelve months and the two became good friends.[7]
Rosa has been a vocal advocate for the canonization of Óscar Romero and attended his beatification in mid-2015.
He confirmed on his Facebook page in a post that he had an evening discussion with Pope Francis who alluded to the fact that he might visit El Salvador in 2018 to canonize Romero.[10] However, Rosa Chávez later confirmed in a recording the archdiocese released not long after that the post was false and that he did not have social media pages. He said that no papal visit nor canonization was scheduled.[11]
Coat of armsedit
The new coat of arms for Rosa Chávez was unveiled in the week leading up to his elevation as a cardinal. The shield is split into quarters with a golden star representing his devotion to the Mother of God in the upper-left. There is a palm frond in the upper-right meant to depict the Salvadoran martyrs since a palm represents martyrdom.
The bottom-left depicts rosemary which acknowledges Saint Óscar Romero who used that image on his own coat of arms. The bottom-right has two hands shaking one another as a means of depicting an option for the poor which is a dimension of the social magisterium that appeals to Rosa Chávez.[12]
Referencesedit
^. Salvadoraran Bishops Conference. Archived from the original on 17 February 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
^ abcJunno Arocho Esteves (11 July 2017). . CRUX. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^ abcd. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. 2017. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^"Pope names new cardinals from Laos, Mali, Sweden, Spain and El Salvador". CRUX. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^ abcdJoe Slama (21 June 2017). "El Salvador's first cardinal a friend of Blessed Oscar Romero". Catholic News Agency/EWTN News. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
^Acta Apostolicae Sedis(PDF). Vol. LXXIV. 1982. p. 641. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
^ ab"Gregorio Rosa Chávez: I will be a cardinal on behalf of Romero". Rome Reports. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^"Resignations and Appointments, 23.12.2017" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
^"Rinunce e nomine, 04.10.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
^"Cardenal Rosa Chávez confirma posiblemente llegada del Papa Francisco a El Salvador". Solo Noticias. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^"El Salvador cardinal says Facebook account posting Romero rumors is not his". Catholic News Agency. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^"Shield of Cardinal-elect Gregorio Rosa Chavez". The Archbishop Romero Trust. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
External linksedit
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Rosa and the second or maternal family name is Chavez Gregorio Rosa Chavez Spanish pronunciation ɡɾeˈɣo ɾjo ˈrosa ˈtʃabes 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 oscar Romero 1 2 His EminenceGregorio Rosa ChavezCardinalAuxiliary Bishop emeritus of San SalvadorRosa Chavez in mid 2017ChurchCatholic ChurchAppointed17 February 1982Term ended4 October 2022PredecessorMarco Rene Revelo ContrerasOther post s Cardinal Priest of Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de Schiavi 2017 present OrdersOrdination24 January 1970by Jose Eduardo Alvarez RamirezConsecration3 July 1982by Lajos KadaCreated cardinal28 June 2017by Pope FrancisRankCardinal PriestPersonal detailsBornGregorio Rosa Chavez 1942 09 03 3 September 1942 age 81 Sociedad Morazan El SalvadorPrevious post s Secretary General of the Episcopal Secretariat of Central America and Panama 1984 88 2001 05 Titular Bishop of Mulli 1982 2017 Alma materUniversity of LouvainMottoChristus pax nostra Christ is our peace Coat of arms Styles of Gregorio Rosa ChavezReference styleHis EminenceSpoken styleYour EminenceInformal styleCardinal Ordination history of Gregorio Rosa ChavezHistoryPriestly ordinationOrdained byJose Eduardo Alvarez Ramirez C M Date24 January 1970PlaceSan Miguel Cathedral San Miguel El SalvadorEpiscopal consecrationPrincipal consecratorLajos KadaCo consecratorsJose Eduardo Alvarez Ramirez C M amp Arturo Rivera Damas S D B Date3 July 1982PlaceChurch of Maria Auxiliadora San Salvador El SalvadorCardinalateElevated byPope FrancisDate28 June 2017 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 3 In archdiocesan affairs the archbishop still has precedence but Rosa ranks higher in the official structure 4 5 Besides his native Spanish he can speak French and has some knowledge of both English and Portuguese citation needed Contents 1 Life 2 oscar Romero 3 Coat of arms 4 References 5 External linksLife editGregorio Rosa Chavez was born on 3 September 1942 in Sociedad to farmers His initial education was spent in Sociedad and later at Jocoro He underwent both his theological and philosophical studies in San Salvador at San Jose de la Montana 1957 61 before he studied communications obtaining a licentiate in Louvain at the college from 1973 to 1976 3 He continued his studies from 1966 to 1969 before serving as an episcopal aide for the diocese of San Miguel from 1970 to 1973 His education in communications began his lifelong interest in media communications as a tool of evangelization He was ordained a priest at the San Miguel cathedral on 24 January 1970 and he was pastor of the El Rosario church in San Miguel from 1970 to 1973 while serving as the diocesan director of social communications from 1971 to 1973 Rosa served as the spiritual assessor for some religious movements from 1970 to 1973 and was rector of San Jose de la Montana from 1977 to 1982 Under his close friend oscar Romero from 1977 he headed the archdiocesan communication s office until 1982 3 5 From 1977 until 1982 he served as a theological professor and from 1979 to 1982 served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Organization of Latin American Seminaries On 17 February 1982 Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Mulli and auxiliary bishop of San Salvador 6 He received his episcopal consecration at the church of Maria Auxiliadora in San Salvador on 3 July from Archbishop Lajos Kada apostolic nuncio to El Salvador nbsp Rosa Chavez meets with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos 2016 nbsp Rosa Chavez at a Mass at the metropolitan cathedral 8 July 2017 On 21 May 2017 Pope Francis announced that he would make Rosa a cardinal He received the news at 5 00am in a telephone call and later told the press I thought it was a joke I never thought that this could happen to me 5 Shortly after he received the news Chavez visited to the tomb of Romero Rosa attributed his appointment as a cardinal as a recognition and an honor reserved for Romero He said that he believed that Romero was a cardinal in his blood and he therefore would be named as one in Romero s name 7 Rosa was elevated as the Cardinal Priest of Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de Schiavi on 28 June 2017 He took formal possession of his titular church on 2 July At a Mass on 8 July 2017 he said that Pope Francis had asked him to go to Seoul in South Korea for a meeting on how to achieve peace with their neighbor North Korea 2 Francis made him a member of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development on 23 December 2017 8 Rosa has been outspoken in the past about government abuses and once named alleged killers of six Jesuits as well as their housekeeper and her daughter slain in 1989 he received death threats following this and was accused of being a communist 5 The death of Arturo Rivera prompted expectations that Rosa would succeed him as the metropolitan archbishop though he never ascended to the position The conflict in El Salvador ended in 1992 but it was Rosa Chavez who participated in the negotiations from 1984 to 1989 between the Salvadoran Government and the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front 2 He begins in the morning listening to Vatican Radio and does not go to sleep until he has read important national and international newspapers He was the President of Caritas El Salvador and Caritas Latin America and Caribbean 3 He is the pastor at the San Francisco parish church Pope Francis accepted his resignation as auxiliary bishop on 4 October 2022 9 oscar Romero editRosa first met oscar Romero circa 1956 while Romero was a priest and the former was a seminarian He worked for Romero following the conclusion of his philosophical studies for around twelve months and the two became good friends 7 Rosa has been a vocal advocate for the canonization of oscar Romero and attended his beatification in mid 2015 He confirmed on his Facebook page in a post that he had an evening discussion with Pope Francis who alluded to the fact that he might visit El Salvador in 2018 to canonize Romero 10 However Rosa Chavez later confirmed in a recording the archdiocese released not long after that the post was false and that he did not have social media pages He said that no papal visit nor canonization was scheduled 11 Coat of arms editThe new coat of arms for Rosa Chavez was unveiled in the week leading up to his elevation as a cardinal The shield is split into quarters with a golden star representing his devotion to the Mother of God in the upper left There is a palm frond in the upper right meant to depict the Salvadoran martyrs since a palm represents martyrdom The bottom left depicts rosemary which acknowledges Saint oscar Romero who used that image on his own coat of arms The bottom right has two hands shaking one another as a means of depicting an option for the poor which is a dimension of the social magisterium that appeals to Rosa Chavez 12 References edit Gregorio Rosa Chavez Salvadoraran Bishops Conference Archived from the original on 17 February 2009 Retrieved 24 May 2017 a b c Junno Arocho Esteves 11 July 2017 Salvadoran cardinal Pope sending him to Korea to work for peace CRUX Archived from the original on 8 October 2019 Retrieved 15 August 2017 a b c d Consistory of June 28 2017 IV The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church 2017 Archived from the original on 16 January 2019 Retrieved 15 August 2017 Pope names new cardinals from Laos Mali Sweden Spain and El Salvador CRUX 21 May 2017 Retrieved 28 June 2017 a b c d Joe Slama 21 June 2017 El Salvador s first cardinal a friend of Blessed Oscar Romero Catholic News Agency EWTN News Retrieved 22 February 2019 Acta Apostolicae Sedis PDF Vol LXXIV 1982 p 641 Retrieved 5 October 2022 a b Gregorio Rosa Chavez I will be a cardinal on behalf of Romero Rome Reports 26 June 2017 Retrieved 15 August 2017 Resignations and Appointments 23 12 2017 Press release Holy See Press Office 23 December 2017 Retrieved 25 December 2017 Rinunce e nomine 04 10 2022 Press release in Italian Holy See Press Office 4 October 2022 Retrieved 4 October 2022 Cardenal Rosa Chavez confirma posiblemente llegada del Papa Francisco a El Salvador Solo Noticias 14 August 2017 Retrieved 15 August 2017 El Salvador cardinal says Facebook account posting Romero rumors is not his Catholic News Agency 14 August 2017 Retrieved 15 August 2017 Shield of Cardinal elect Gregorio Rosa Chavez The Archbishop Romero Trust 27 June 2017 Retrieved 15 August 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gregorio Rosa Chavez Rosa Chavez Card Gregorio Holy See Press Office Archived from the original on 4 September 2017 Retrieved 24 October 2017 Droujinina Marina 28 June 2017 Salvador Mgr Gregorio Rosa Chavez cree cardinal Zenit in French Retrieved 23 October 2017 Catholic Hierarchy Holy See permanent dead link Catholic Church titles Preceded byLuis Alberto Luna Tobar TITULAR Titular Bishop of Mulli17 February 1982 28 June 2017 Succeeded byJayakody Aratchige Don Anton Jayakody Preceded byMarco Rene Revelo Contreras Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador17 February 1982 Incumbent Titular church established Cardinal Priest of Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de Schiavi28 June 2017 nbsp El Salvador portal nbsp Biography portal nbsp Catholicism portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gregorio Rosa Chavez amp oldid 1223362961, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
