Oscar Romero was from the country of El Salvador which consisted of about 99 percent poor people rule by a rich and elete upper class that was very right wing. Romero was very outspoken against the government's oppression and persecution of the country's poor. This was taken as a threat to the stability of the ruling class so a death squad, with the backing of the government, arranged for his assassination.
Oscar Romero was shot during the consecration at a Mass he was saying on March 24, 1980.
Oscar Romero was elevated to archbishop on February 23, 1977.
He was Catholic.
Archbishop Oscar Romero High School was created in 2004.
Oscar Romero was 59 years old when appointed archbishop on February 23, 1977.
Archbishop Oscar Romero High School's motto is 'We plant the seed that one day will grow'.
he got killed
Oscar Romero has not yet been beatified so does not have a feast day.
Oscar Romero is best known as a priest who fought against injustice in both the church and the government of El Salvador. He struggled on behalf of the poor who had no voice or power. He was martyred while presiding over Holy Communion on March 24, 1980
He was the archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador.
In a Church as an archbishop in El Salvador.
There are reports of miracles attributed to Archbishop Oscar Romero, but the Catholic Church has not officially recognized any as such.