Archbishop Romero: Martyr and Prophet-A Bishop for the New Millennium
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In tribute to the 25th anniversary of Romero's death, the 2005 annual Romero lecture was a three-day conference on "Archbishop Romero: Martyr and Prophet-A Bishop for the New Millennium." Attendees from all over the world were at the event, held March 15-17, 2005, at Notre Dame. Kellogg Faculty Fellow Rev. Robert Pelton, csc, responsible for the annual lecture series, coordinated the gathering.
Romero, the fourth archbishop of San Salvador in El Salvador, was assassinated while presiding at a memorial mass in 1980. He is believed to have undergone a metanoia, which transformed him into a champion for impoverished and oppressed Salvadorans. His nonviolent resistance to the reigning oligarchy made him an icon for justice and freedom.
Bishop Gregorio Rosa Chávez, Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, commemorated Romero's martyrdom in a keynote speech, and Mons. Ricardo Urioste, Vicar General for Romero, spoke at the opening dinner. Setting the tone for the conference was Lawrence Cunningham, professor of theology at Notre Dame, who examined the contemporary understanding of martyrdom in the opening session.
The Romero Lecture series is sponsored by Latin American/North American Church Concerns (LANACC) at Kellogg.
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