The Most Reverend Arturo Rivera y Damas | |
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| Archbishop of San Salvador | |
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| See | San Salvador |
| Installed | 28 February 1983 |
| Term ended | 26 November 1994 |
| Predecessor | Óscar Romero |
| Successor | Fernando Sáenz Lacalle |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Santiago de María (1977–1983) Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador (1960–1977) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 September 1953 |
| Consecration | 23 October 1960 by Luis Chávez y González |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1923 |
| Died | 26 November 1994 (aged 71) San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Residence | San Salvador |
| Styles of Arturo Rivera y Damas | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
Arturo Rivera y Damas (30 September 1923 – 26 November 1994) was the ninth Bishop and fifth Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador. Msgr. 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). He was also a friend of Mother Teresa, who stayed at his family home on her visit to El Salvador