Arturo Rivera y Damas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arturo Rivera y Damas

Catholic bishop

Date of Birth: 30-Sep-1923

Place of Birth: El Salvador

Date of Death: 26-Nov-1994

Profession: Catholic priest, theologian

Nationality: El Salvador

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Arturo Rivera y Damas (September 30, 1923 – November 26, 1994) was the ninth Bishop and fifth Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador.
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Rivera's term as archbishop (1983–1994) coincided with the Salvadoran Civil War.
He was the immediate successor of Archbishop Óscar Romero.
During Romero's archbishopric (1977–1980), Rivera was Romero's key ally.
He had been the auxiliary of Romero's long-reigning predecessor, Luis Chávez y González (1938–1977). Was a friend of mother Theresa, who stayed at his family home on her visit to El Salvador