Luis Miguel Romero Fernández

Luis Miguel Romero Fernández M.Id,(born June 16, 1954) is a Spanish priest of the Catholic Church and will serve as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Rockville Centre in 2020.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Romero and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
The Reverend

Luis Miguel Romero Fernández

M.Id
Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Rockville Centre
ArchdioceseNew York
DioceseRockville Centre
AppointedMarch 3, 2020
Orders
OrdinationSeptember 11, 1981
Personal details
Born (1954-06-16) June 16, 1954
Palencia, Spain

Biography

Romero was born in Palencia, Spain, and raised in Huelva.[1][2] He entered the Idente Missionaries in 1972[2] and was ordained to the priesthood on September 11, 1981. He received a doctorate in medicine from the University of Zaragoza in 1987.[2]

Romero worked for 25 years in Latin America, including a stint from 1996 to 2009 as chancellor and rector-chancellor of the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja in Ecuador.[3][4] In 2007, Romero was named president of the Organización Universitaria Interamericana (Inter-American Organization for Higher Education).[5]

In December 2019 he was named vicar of Hispanic ministry for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre in Long Island, New York.[3] Pope Francis appointed Romero auxiliary bishop of Rockville Centre and titular bishop of Egara on March 3, 2020.[2][6] His consecration as bishop, initially scheduled for April 16, 2020,[7] was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] The new consecration date has been scheduled for June 29, 2020.[9]

See also

References
  1. López, Emilio (4 December 2011). ""La crisis acaba pensando en el otro"". Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. "Estados Unidos.- El palentino Luis Miguel Romero Fernández nombrado obispo auxiliar de la Diócesis de Rockville, en EE.UU". Notimerica. Europa Press. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. Jones, Bart (22 December 2019). "Hempstead priest has new mission, ministering to Hispanic flock". Newsday. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre" (Press release). USCCB. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  5. "Rector de UTPL presidirá la OUI". Diario La Hora (in Spanish). 14 November 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  6. "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Rockville Centre". drvc.org. Diocese of Rockville Centre. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  7. Jones, Bart (3 March 2020). "Romero named auxiliary bishop of Rockville Centre diocese". Newsday. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  8. Dolan, Sean P. (17 March 2020). "Cancellations" (PDF). drvc.org. Diocese of Rockville Centre. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  9. "BISHOP-ELECT ROMERO, M.Id TO BE ORDAINED ON JUNE 29, 2020" (PDF). Retrieved May 11, 2020.


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