Luis Miguel Romero Fernández

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romero and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Luis Miguel Romero Fernández

M.Id
Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre
Titular Bishop of Egara
ArchdioceseNew York
DioceseRockville Centre
Appointed3 March 2020
Installed29 June 2020
Other postsTitular Bishop of Egara
Orders
Ordination11 September 1981
Consecration29 June 2020
by John Barres, William Murphy, and Robert J. Brennan
Personal details
Born (1954-06-16) 16 June 1954
Palencia, Spain
MottoMeek and Humble of Heart
Styles of
Luis Miguel Romero Fernández
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

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 16 April 2020,[7] was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] He was consecrated as a bishop on 29 June 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 3 March 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 11 May 2020.
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