Obituaries

In Memoriam – Gaspar Romero, Brother of St. Oscar Romero

February 6, 2019
Gaspar Romero, brother of St. Oscar Romero, poses for a photo in late May at his brother’s grave in San Salvador, El Salvador. Pope Francis celebrated the canonization Mass for St. Oscar Romero and six other new saints in St. Peter’s Square Oct. 14 at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Jose Cabezas, Reuters)

On Feb. 2, Santos Gaspar Romero Galdamez, 89, the younger brother of Salvadoran Archbishop St. Oscar Romero, died in San Salvador, El Salvador. Gaspar Romero was the last of eight children of Santos Romero and Guadalupe Galdamez, and one of only two who lived to see their martyred brother beatified and canonized. Since his wife died a few years ago, he is outlived by one last surviving Romero sibling (Tiberio), and his children and grandchildren. – Carlos Colorado, Catholic News Service