Romeo Saldigloria | ANZ Clergy


About Help Contact login Rev Romeo Saldigloria SJ Title: Rev First Name: Romeo Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: Saldigloria Order: SJ Date of Birth: Apr - 1920 Place of Birth: Buenos Aires Country of Birth: Argentina Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 29-Jun-1991 Place of Death: Arecibo, Puerto Rico Country of Death: USA Date of Burial: Place of Burial: Country of Burial: Find A Grave URL: FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Saldigloria, Romeo Spanish chaplain; born Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 1920; died Arecibo, Puerto Rico, 29 June 1991, aged 71. Romeo Saldigloria mentioned once that he had been mute until the age of eight. That set him back in his formal education, and made it difficult for him to enter the Society. However, he entered the Jesuit noviciate, at Cordoba, Spain, in March 1939. After a four-year juniorate he proceeded to philosophy, which, after two years, was interrupted by two years of regency, ending in 1949. Theology was studied, 1950-1953, after which he had another year of regency before tertianship. After that he began his travels. He lived and worked in Australia from 1972-82. In 1983 he was persuaded to return to Argentina because of his uncertain health. He was expected to return again to Australia but he died suddenly of a heart attack. Saldigloria was a small man with a large heart. He was a great traveller while in Australia, setting off by bus to Perth, Darwin, Brisbane and many places in between. He was once referred to as 'our boundary rider'. His health was not robust, and, frequently had angina attacks on his travels. He mentioned once that he had had five bypasses and six heart attacks over the years! He worked in 16 countries and 214 places. The 'places' were largely in Latin America. He was a shy man and a private person, because of his hours and eating habits. He usually ate alone, especially enormous quantities of biscuits. He was abundantly generous to Spanish and Portuguese people, and any group such as the East Timorese refugees in Perth that might benefit from his assistance. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

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Romeo

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Saldigloria

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29-Jun-1991

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Arecibo, Puerto Rico

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USA

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Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Saldigloria, Romeo

Spanish chaplain; born Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 1920; died Arecibo, Puerto Rico, 29 June 1991, aged 71.

Romeo Saldigloria mentioned once that he had been mute until the age of eight. That set him back in his formal education, and made it difficult for him to enter the Society.

However, he entered the Jesuit noviciate, at Cordoba, Spain, in March 1939. After a four-year juniorate he proceeded to philosophy, which, after two years, was interrupted by two years of regency, ending in 1949. Theology was studied, 1950-1953, after which he had another year of regency before tertianship. After that he began his travels.

He lived and worked in Australia from 1972-82. In 1983 he was persuaded to return to Argentina because of his uncertain health. He was expected to return again to Australia but he died suddenly of a heart attack.

Saldigloria was a small man with a large heart. He was a great traveller while in Australia, setting off by bus to Perth, Darwin, Brisbane and many places in between. He was once referred to as 'our boundary rider'. His health was not robust, and, frequently had angina attacks on his travels. He mentioned once that he had had five bypasses and six heart attacks over the years! He worked in 16 countries and 214 places. The 'places' were largely in Latin America.

He was a shy man and a private person, because of his hours and eating habits. He usually ate alone, especially enormous quantities of biscuits. He was abundantly generous to Spanish and Portuguese people, and any group such as the East Timorese refugees in Perth that might benefit from his assistance.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Romeo Saldigloria SJ

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