Background
BERAS, Higher Education Cardinal Octavio Antonio was born on November 16, 1906 in El Sybo. Son of Octavio Beras and Teresa Rojas.
BERAS, Higher Education Cardinal Octavio Antonio was born on November 16, 1906 in El Sybo. Son of Octavio Beras and Teresa Rojas.
Colegio de Santo Tomas, Seminario de Santo Tomas, Colegio Pfo Latino-americano, Rome and Gregorian University, Rome.
Director Seminario Verdad Catolica and Director Emisora Catolica. President Ecclesiastical Tribunal, Organizer of Synod. Auxiliary Archbishop of Santo Domingo cum iure successionis 1945.
Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo and Primate of the West Indies 1961-1981.
Secretary-General First Conference of Latin-American Episcopate 1955. President Dominican Episcopal Conference 1963-1975.
Crown Cardinal 1976; Honorary degree (Santo Domingo and University Catolica “Madre y Maestra”).