Oscar Romero 'became' a Christian because he was baptised at the age of 2, in 1919.
From an early age, Oscar Romero wanted to become a priest. He left home at the age of 14 and began his training. Romero was ordained as a priest in 1942 in Rome.
Oscar Romero was a priest and bishop and was never married.
In a Church as an archbishop in El Salvador.
Oscar Romero was elevated to archbishop on February 23, 1977.
To become a priest.
Oscar Romero was from El Salvador.Archbishop Oscar Romero lived in saint Tropez.
When Oscar Romero was elevated to Archbishop, his country of El Salvador was in the midst of a civil war between the wealthy, priviledged upper class and the poor who made up the majority of the population. Archbishop Romero tried to bring peace, reconciliation and justice to his homeland and was murdered by an extreme right-wing death squad as he said Mass.
Óscar Romero was born in Ciudad Barrios, El Salvador. He grew up in a poor family and later became a priest, eventually rising to become the Archbishop of San Salvador before he was tragically assassinated in 1980.
He was Catholic.
He was assassinated in March 1980 while celebrating Mass.
Oscar Romero was assassinated on March 24, 1980, at the age of 62.
Yes, Oscar Romero had five siblings. He was the second of seven children in his family.