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.

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]

References

  1. 1.López, Emilio (4 December 2011). ""La crisis acaba pensando en el otro"". Diario de Cádiz (in European Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4]"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. 3.[3.2]Jones, Bart (22 December 2019). "Hempstead priest has new mission, ministering to Hispanic flock". Newsday. Archived from the original on December 23, 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. 4."Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre" (Press release). USCCB. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  5. 5."Rector de UTPL presidirá la OUI". Diario La Hora (in Spanish). 14 November 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  6. 6."Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Rockville Centre". drvc.org. Diocese of Rockville Centre. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  7. 7.Jones, Bart (3 March 2020). "Romero named auxiliary bishop of Rockville Centre diocese". Newsday. Archived from the original on March 4, 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  8. 8.Dolan, Sean P. (17 March 2020). "Cancellations" (PDF). drvc.org. Diocese of Rockville Centre. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  9. 9."BISHOP-ELECT ROMERO, M.Id TO BE ORDAINED ON JUNE 29, 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  10. 10."Bishop Luis Miguel Romero Fernández [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2025-08-05.