Luis Miguel Romero Fernández
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Luis Miguel Romero Fernández M.Id, (born June 16, 1954) is a Spanish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Rockville Centre in New York since 2020.
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Luis Miguel Romero Fernández | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre Titular Bishop of Egara | |
Romero in 2009 | |
| Archdiocese | New York |
| Diocese | Rockville Centre |
| Appointed | March 3, 2020 |
| Installed | June 29, 2020 |
| Other post | Titular Bishop of Egara |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 11, 1981 by Paul Karatas |
| Consecration | June 29, 2020 by John Barres, William Murphy, and Robert J. Brennan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 16, 1954 |
| Education | University of Zaragoza |
| Motto | Meek and humble of heart |
| Styles of Luis Miguel Romero Fernández | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Biography
Early life
Luis Romero was born on June 16, 1954, in Palencia, Spain, Spain, and raised in Huelva, Spain.[1][2] He entered the Idente Missionaries in 1972.[2]
Priesthood
Romero was ordained to the priesthood in Tenerife, Spain, by Archbishop Paul Karatas for the Indente Missionaries Order on September 11, 1981. He received a doctorate in medicine from the University of Zaragoza in Zaragoza, Spain, 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 San Cayetano Alto, Ecuador.[3][4] In 2007, Romero was named president of the Organización Universitaria Interamericana (Inter-American Organization for Higher Education).[5] In December 2019, Romero was named vicar of Hispanic ministry for the Diocese of Rockville Centre.[3]
Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre
Pope Francis appointed Romero as 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] He was consecrated as a bishop by Bishop John Barres on June 29, 2020 at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre.[9][10]
