Fernando Arturo de Meriño

Fernando Arturo de Meriño
21st President of the Dominican Republic
In office September 1, 1880 – September 1, 1882
Preceded by	Gregorio Luperón
Succeeded by	Ulises Heureaux
Personal details
Born	(1833-01-09)January 9, 1833 Antonsí, Ozama Department, Island of Haiti (now in the Dominican Republic)
Died	(1906-08-20)August 20, 1906 (age 73) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Nationality	Dominican
Political party	Blue Party

Fernando Arturo de Meriño y Ramírez (January 9, 1833 in Santo Domingo – August 20, 1906) was a Dominican priest and politician. He served as President of the Dominican Republic from September 1, 1880 until September 1, 1882. He was later made an archbishop.

Archobishop Meriño's tomb at Catedral Primada de América at Santo Domingo Colonial City.

References

• Biography at the Enciclopedia Virtual Dominicana

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}