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Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference

The Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference (Spanish: Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña) (CEP) is the episcopal conference of the Roman Catholic bishops of Puerto Rico, a commonwealth of the United States.

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Dioceses and bishops

  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico (erected in 1511)
  • Roberto González Nieves, O.F.M., Archbishop of San Juan
  • Hermín Negrón Santana, Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan
  • Héctor Rivera Pérez, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Juan
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo (erected in 1960)
  • Daniel Fernández Torres, Bishop of Arecibo
  • Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, Bishop Emeritus of Arecibo
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Caguas (erected in 1964)
  • Eusebio Ramos Morales, Bishop of Caguas
  • Enrique Hernández Rivera, Bishop Emeritus of Caguas
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao (erected in 2008)
  • vacant see, Bishop of Fajardo-Humacao
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez (erected in 1976)
  • Álvaro Corrada del Rio, Bishop of Mayagüez
  • Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas, Bishop Emeritus of Mayaguez
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce (erected in 1924)
  • Ruben González Medina, Bishop of Ponce
  • Félix Lázaro Martinez, Bishop Emeritus of Ponce
  • Juan Torres Oliver, Bishop Emeritus of Ponce

    • Presidents

    See footnote
    1. Cardinal Luis Aponte Martínez, Archbishop of San Juan (1966–1983; was created a cardinal on March 5, 1973)
    2. Bishop Juan Torres Oliver, Bishop of Ponce (1983–1994)
    3. Bishop Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P., Bishop of Arecibo (1994–1997)
    4. Bishop Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas, Bishop of Mayagüez (1997–2000)
    5. Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, Archbishop of San Juan (2000–December 2007)
    6. Bishop Ruben González Medina, C.M.F., Bishop of Ponce (December 2007–December 2012)
    7. Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, Archbishop of San Juan (December 2012-present)

    References

    Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference Wikipedia
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