Octavio Beras Rojas

Styles of
**Octavio Beras Rojas**
Styles of; Octavio Beras Rojas
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Santo Domingo (emeritus)

His Eminence

Octavio Beras 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)
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;
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 (aged 84); Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	In hoc signo vinces
Signature
Coat of arms

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.