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He was born in 1917 in city Barrios (San Salvador – America) ,
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He moved to Latin American Pius College in Rome, where he studied with Jesuits.
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He did not graduate in theology, was ordained as a priest.
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Then critical of new paths opened had no good relations with Archbishop Chávez y González, nor with a second auxiliary bishop, Arturo Rivera y Damas. Moved by that position, change the orientation of the weekly line (which has since declined significantly diffusion).
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he was appointed Secretary of the CEDES, establishing his office at the Seminary of San José de la Montaña that, led by Jesuits, was CEDES headquarters. Three years later Pope Paul VI ordained him auxiliary bishop of El Salvador.
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In 1970 he was appointed auxiliary bishop of El Salvador.
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He attacked, without much effect, to Externado of San Jose and the Central American University (UCA), educational institutions run by Jesuits and, finally, to the Jesuits themselves, contributing to the formation of seminarians (replaced by diocesan priests and himself appointed Rector, the Seminary had to close six months later).
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In 1974 bishop of Santiago de Maria.
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The murder of several peasants (returning from a religious act) by the National Guard meet him for the first time to the serious political situation.
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He was appointed Archbishop of El Salvador, the successive expulsions and killings of priests and lay people (especially the priest Rutilio Grande) inicuidad convinced him the military government of Colonel Arturo Armando Molina.
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Was fully involved in the issue once appointed archbishop of El Salvador in 1977.
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He also promoted it to ensure the human rights situation.
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Formed in Rome, began his ecclesiastical career as pastor of great pastoral activity, although opposed to the new provisions of Vatican II.