In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Beras and the second or maternal family name is Rojas.
His Eminence
Octavio Beras Rojas
Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo
Church
Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese
Santo Domingo
See
Santo Domingo
Appointed
10 December 1961
Term ended
15 November 1981
Predecessor
Ricardo Pittini
Successor
Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez
Other post(s)
Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto (1976-90)
Orders
Ordination
13 August 1933
Consecration
12 August 1945 by Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt
Created cardinal
24 May 1976 by Pope Paul VI
Rank
Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas
16 November 1906
Saint Lucía, El Seibo, Dominican Republic
Died
1 December 1990(1990-12-01) (aged 84) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Previous post(s)
Titular Archbishop of Euchaitae (1945-61)
Coadjutor Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1945-61)
Apostolic Administrator of Santiago de los Caballeros (1953-56)
Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Santo Domingo (1960-61)
President of the Dominican Episcopal Conference (1961-79)
Apostolic Administrator of the Military Vicariate of the Dominican Republic (1961-62)
Military Vicar of the Dominican Republic (1962-82
Alma mater
Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto
In hoc signo vinces
Signature
Coat of arms
Styles of Octavio Beras Rojas
Reference style
His Eminence
Spoken style
Your Eminence
Informal style
Cardinal
See
Santo Domingo (emeritus)
Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas (16 November 1906 – 1 December 1990) was a Dominican cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Santo Domingo from 1961 to 1981, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1976.
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