El Salvador

Seniority by Priestly Ordination

Ordained Priest	Years	Name	Current Title
1 Aug 1943		Archbishop Emanuele Gerada	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ireland
18 May 1944		Archbishop Girolamo Prigione	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to México
15 Jul 1956		Archbishop Francesco De Nittis	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Uruguay
9 Aug 1959		Archbishop Fernando Sáenz Lacalle	Archbishop of San Salvador
30 Oct 1960		Bishop Eduardo Alas Alfaro	Bishop Emeritus of Chalatenango
9 Jul 1961		Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
6 Jan 1962		Bishop Rodrigo Orlando Cabrera Cuéllar	Bishop of Santiago de María
20 Jan 1963		Bishop José Oscar Barahona Castillo	Bishop Emeritus of San Vicente
25 Oct 1964		Bishop José Adolfo Mojica Morales	Bishop of Sonsonate
19 Mar 1966		Archbishop Giacinto Berloco	Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela
29 Jun 1966		Bishop Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M.	Bishop of Chalatenango
25 Jun 1968		Bishop Romeo Tovar Astorga, O.F.M.	Bishop of Santa Ana
24 Jan 1970		Bishop Gregorio Rosa Chávez	Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador
25 Sep 1971		Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto	Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador
27 Oct 1979		Bishop Elías Samuel Bolaños Avelar, S.D.B.	Bishop of Zacatecoluca
5 Dec 1981		Bishop Miguel Angel Morán Aquino	Bishop of San Miguel
15 Aug 1982		Bishop José Luis Escobar Alas	Bishop of San Vicente
6 Apr 1987		Bishop Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca	Bishop of El Salvador, Military
1 Apr 1989		Bishop José Elías Rauda Gutiérrez, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Ana

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