The Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference (Spanish: Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña) (CEP)[1] is the episcopal conference of the Roman Catholic bishops of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States.
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Dioceses and bishops
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico (erected in 1511)
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo (erected in 1960)
- Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales, Bishop of Arecibo
- Daniel Fernández Torres, Bishop Emeritus of Arecibo
- Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales, Bishop of Arecibo
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Caguas (erected in 1964)
- Eusebio Ramos Morales, Bishop of Caguas
- Enrique Hernández Rivera, Bishop Emeritus of Caguas
- Eusebio Ramos Morales, Bishop of Caguas
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao (erected in 2008)
- Luis Miranda Rivera, O. Carm., Bishop of Fajardo-Humacao
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez (erected in 1976)
- Ángel Luis Ríos Matos, Bishop of Mayagüez
- Álvaro Corrada del Río, S.J., Bishop Emeritus of Mayaguez
- Ángel Luis Ríos Matos, Bishop of Mayagüez
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce (erected in 1924)
- Ruben González Medina, C.M.F., Bishop of Ponce
- Félix Lázaro Martinez, Sch. P., Bishop Emeritus of Ponce
- Ruben González Medina, C.M.F., Bishop of Ponce
Presidents
- See footnote[1]
- Cardinal Luis Aponte Martínez, Archbishop of San Juan (1966–1983; was created a cardinal on March 5, 1973)
- Bishop Juan Torres Oliver, Bishop of Ponce[2] (1983–1994)
- Bishop Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P., Bishop of Arecibo (1994–1997)
- Bishop Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas, Bishop of Mayagüez (1997–2000)
- Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, Archbishop of San Juan (2000–December 2007)
- Bishop Ruben González Medina, C.M.F., Bishop of Ponce (December 2007–December 2012)
- Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, Archbishop of San Juan (December 2012-present)
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Puerto Rico
- Episcopal conference #North America
- List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
Footnotes
- ^ a b Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña (C.E.P.). GCatholic.org website. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ Diocese of Ponce. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
External links
- Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña (C.E.P.) (Official Site in Spanish)
- Episcopal Conference of Puerto Rico GCatholic.org website
- Cheney, David M. Catholic Church in Puerto Rico. Catholic-Hierarchy.org website
- Periódico El Visitante de Puerto Rico (The Visitor of Puerto Rico) Official Weekly of the Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference (Official Site in Spanish)
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