Napoleón Macías
Salvadoran priest
About Napoleón Macías
Alirio Napoleón Macías was a Roman Catholic priest in El Salvador who was assassinated on 4 August 1979. He served under Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez. His murder was characterized by Romero as part of a systematic persecution of the Catholic Church and oppression against efforts to reform a military dictatorship there to guarantee human rights for the poor masses.
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Who was Napoleón Macías?
Salvadoran priest
When did Napoleón Macías die?
Napoleón Macías died in 1979.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Napoleón Macías. https://biography.guide/napoleon-macias/
MLA: "Napoleón Macías." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/napoleon-macias/.
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