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Luis Miguel Romero Fernández M.Id, (born 16 June 1954) is a Spanish prelate of the
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who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the
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in New York since 2020.


Biography

Romero was born in
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, Spain, and raised in
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. He entered the
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in 1972 and was ordained to the priesthood on September 11, 1981. He received a doctorate in medicine from the
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in Zaragoza, Spain, in 1987. Romero worked for 25 years in Latin America, including a stint from 1996 to 2009 as chancellor and rector-chancellor of the
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in Ecuador. In 2007, Romero was named president of the Organización Universitaria Interamericana (Inter-American Organization for Higher Education). In December 2019, Romero was named vicar of Hispanic ministry for the Diocese of Rockville Centre in
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, New York.
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appointed Romero as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre and
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of
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on March 3, 2020. His consecration as bishop, initially scheduled for April 16, 2020, was postponed due to the
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. He was consecrated as a bishop on June 29, 2020.


See also

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References


External links


Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre Official Site
*http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bromfer.html 1954 births Living people People from Palencia Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States Spanish Roman Catholic bishops in North America Bishops appointed by Pope Francis {{RC-bio-stub