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He was later made an archbishop.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"9 January 1833","date":"1833-01-09"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q437144#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Santo Domingo","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34820"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q437144#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"20 August 1906","date":"1906-08-20"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q437144#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Santo Domingo","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34820"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q437144#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Dominican Republic","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q786"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q437144#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"Catholic priest","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q250867","start":"1856-04-24"},{"text":"Catholic deacon","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25393460","start":"1855-06-27"},{"text":"Catholic bishop","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q611644"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q437144#P106"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Roman Catholic Archbishop of Santo Domingo (since 6 July 1885)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104712719","start":"1885-07-06"},{"text":"President of the Dominican Republic (1880–1882)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q607982","start":"1880","end":"1882"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q437144#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Arturo_de_Meri%C3%B1o","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q437144"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Fernando Arturo de Meriño born?","a":"Fernando Arturo de Meriño was born on 9 January 1833 in Santo Domingo."},{"q":"What positions has Fernando Arturo de Meriño held?","a":"Positions held by Fernando Arturo de Meriño include: Roman Catholic Archbishop of Santo Domingo (since 6 July 1885); President of the Dominican Republic (1880–1882)."}],"related":[{"name":"Adolfo Alejandro Nouel","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/adolfo-alejandro-nouel"},{"name":"Luis Abinader","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/luis-abinader"},{"name":"Danilo Medina","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/danilo-medina"},{"name":"Juan Pablo Duarte","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/juan-pablo-duarte"},{"name":"Pedro Antonio Pimentel","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pedro-antonio-pimentel"},{"name":"Joaquín Balaguer","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/joaquin-balaguer"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/fernando-arturo-de-merino-cd4f5797b8.jpg","width":100,"height":126,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Unknown/Desconocido","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fernando_Arturo_Meri%C3%B1o.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Fernando Arturo de Meriño","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Arturo_de_Meri%C3%B1o","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q437144","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q437144","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Fernando Arturo Meriño.jpg by Unknown/Desconocido (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fernando_Arturo_Meri%C3%B1o.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Fernando Arturo de Meriño, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Fernando Arturo Meriño.jpg — Unknown/Desconocido, Public domain.","cite":"\"Fernando Arturo de Meriño\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/fernando-arturo-de-merino. Retrieved 8 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T07:57:59Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-08","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/fernando-arturo-de-merino","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/fernando-arturo-de-merino","ne":null}}