Luis Chávez y González
Luis Chávez | |
|---|---|
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of San Salvador |
| Installed | 12 December 1938 |
| Term ended | 3 February 1977 |
| Predecessor | José Alfonso Belloso y Sánchez |
| Successor | Óscar Romero |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 16 November 1924 |
| Consecration | 12 December 1938 by Juan Antonio Dueñas y Argumedo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 April 1901 El Rosario |
| Died | 27 March 1987 |
| Styles of Luis Chávez | |
|---|---|
| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | Servant of God |
Luis Chávez y González (1901–1987) was the seventh Bishop and third Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador, and immediate predecessor of Archbishop Óscar Romero. Unlike Romero, who served for three years before being assassinated in 1980, Chávez had an archbishopric that was long and low key. Chávez was Archbishop of San Salvador for 38 years (1938–1977), longer than any other Salvadoran bishop. Like his more famous successor, Chávez is also a candidate for sainthood. His beatification process was started in June 2001.