Archbishop Escobar served as Bishop of San Vicente since 2005, prior to his elevation as archbishop on 27 December 2008. He was previously Auxiliary Bishop (also in the diocese of San Vicente) from 2002, having entered the priesthood in 1982. Escobar was born in the town of Suchitoto in the department of Cuzcatlán. He studied for the priesthood at San José de la Montaña Seminary in San Salvador before entering the Seminario Mayor de Morelia in Mexico. He later graduated with a philosophydegree from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome. He was ordained a priest on August 15, 1982.[1]
In late December 2012, the Archbishop Escobar authorised the removal of the tiled ceramic mural façade of the San Salvador Cathedral, El Salvador's principal basilica, without consultation with the national government nor the artist, Fernando Llort. This resulted in the destruction of all the 2,700 tiles of the mural which depicted former archbishop Óscar Romero.[2]
josé, luis, escobar, alas, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, escobar, second, maternal, family, name, alas, born, march, 1959, suchitoto, archbishop, salvador, salvador, succeeded, archbishop, emeritus, fernando, sáenz, lacalle, seventh, archbisho. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Escobar and the second or maternal family name is Alas Jose Luis Escobar Alas born 10 March 1959 in Suchitoto Archbishop of San Salvador in El Salvador succeeded Archbishop Emeritus Fernando Saenz Lacalle as the seventh archbishop a successor of Archbishop oscar Romero who was assassinated in 1980 The Most ReverendJose Luis Escobar AlasArchbishop of San SalvadorThe archbishop in 2015 ChurchRoman Catholic ChurchAppointed27 December 2008Installed14 February 2009PredecessorFernando Saenz LacalleOther post s President of the Salvadoran Episcopal Conference 2009 OrdersOrdination15 August 1982by Pedro Arnoldo Aparicio y QuintanillaConsecration23 March 2002by Jose Oscar Barahona CastilloPersonal detailsBornJose Luis Escobar Alas 1959 03 10 10 March 1959 age 64 San Salvador El SalvadorPrevious post s Titular Bishop of Thibica 2002 05 Auxiliary Bishop of San Vicente 2002 05 Bishop of San Vicente 2005 08 Alma materPontifical Gregorian UniversityF l t r Hugo Martinez Chancellor of El Salvador Salvador Sanchez Ceren President of El Salvador Vincenzo Paglia and Jose Luis Escobar Alas in 2015 Archbishop Escobar served as Bishop of San Vicente since 2005 prior to his elevation as archbishop on 27 December 2008 He was previously Auxiliary Bishop also in the diocese of San Vicente from 2002 having entered the priesthood in 1982 Escobar was born in the town of Suchitoto in the department of Cuzcatlan He studied for the priesthood at San Jose de la Montana Seminary in San Salvador before entering the Seminario Mayor de Morelia in Mexico He later graduated with a philosophy degree from the Pontifical Gregorian University Rome He was ordained a priest on August 15 1982 1 Thereafter he was Rector of the San Vicente Diocesan Seminary before teaching at San Jose de la Montana Seminary in San Salvador after which he was appointed to the Nuestra Senora del Pilar Our Lady of the Pillar parish in San Vicente Escobar served as Vicar General of the diocese of San Vicente before being named an Auxiliary Bishop by Pope John Paul II on January 19 2002 He was consecrated as an Auxiliary Bishop on March 23 2002 and then was promoted Bishop of San Vicente on July 9 2005 where he served until becoming Archbishop of San Salvador in 2006 In late December 2012 the Archbishop Escobar authorised the removal of the tiled ceramic mural facade of the San Salvador Cathedral El Salvador s principal basilica without consultation with the national government nor the artist Fernando Llort This resulted in the destruction of all the 2 700 tiles of the mural which depicted former archbishop oscar Romero 2 In July 2022 he voiced his support for the government s crackdown on gangs 3 See also editMetropolitan Cathedral of San SalvadorReferences edit Salvadoran Bishops Conference info Spanish Archived 2008 11 20 at the Wayback Machine Heidenry Rachel Archbishop Orders Destruction of Salvadoran Mural Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 3 February 2013 Salvadoran Archbishop Praises Government Crackdown on Gangs Associated Press 31 July 2022 Retrieved 23 August 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Jose Luis Escobar Alas nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jose Luis Escobar Alas Catholic Hierarchy Jose Luis Escobar AlasCatholic Church titlesPreceded byFernando Saenz Lacalle nbsp Archbishop of San Salvador2008 Succeeded byIncumbent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Luis Escobar Alas amp oldid 1167967531, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
