Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference
Encyclopedia
The Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference (CEP) is the episcopal conference
of the Roman
Catholic bishops
of Puerto Rico
, a commonwealth of the United States.
Episcopal Conference
In the Roman Catholic Church, an Episcopal Conference, Conference of Bishops, or National Conference of Bishops is an official assembly of all the bishops of a given territory...
of the Roman
Roman Catholic (term)
The term Roman Catholic appeared in the English language at the beginning of the 17th century, to differentiate specific groups of Christians in communion with the Pope from others; comparable terms in other languages already existed...
Catholic bishops
Bishop (Catholic Church)
In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders and is responsible for teaching the Catholic faith and ruling the Church....
of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, a commonwealth of the United States.
Dioceses
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto RicoRoman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto RicoThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, comprising the northeast portion of the island of Puerto Rico, a commonwealth of the United States...
(erected in 1511) - Roman Catholic Diocese of AreciboRoman Catholic Diocese of AreciboThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Puerto Rico and consists of the northern part of the island of Puerto Rico, an American commonwealth. It is led by Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres...
(erected in 1960) - Roman Catholic Diocese of CaguasRoman Catholic Diocese of CaguasThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Caguas is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean and consists of the east and southeast part of the island of Puerto Rico, an American commonwealth. The diocese is led by a Bishop Ruben González Medina, C.M.F...
(erected in 1964) - Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo-HumacaoRoman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo-HumacaoThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States and consists of part east and the northeast of the island of Puerto Rico, an American commonwealth.The diocese is led by Bishop Eusebio Ramos Morales...
(erected in 2008) - Roman Catholic Diocese of MayagüezRoman Catholic Diocese of MayagüezThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States and consists of the western part of the island of Puerto Rico, an American commonwealth...
(erected in 1976) - Roman Catholic Diocese of PonceRoman Catholic Diocese of PonceThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States and consists of the southern part of the island of Puerto Rico, an American commonwealth. The diocese is led by a prelate bishop which pastors the motherchurch in the...
(erected in 1924)
Presidents
- See footnote
- Cardinal Luis Aponte MartínezLuis Aponte MartínezLuis Aponte Martínez is the only Puerto Rican ever to be consecrated a cardinal of the Catholic Church, and for 34 years was the Archbishop of San Juan. Cardinal Aponte was a cardinal elector in the two conclaves of 1978....
, Archbishop of San Juan (1966–1983; was created a cardinal on March 5, 1973) - Bishop Juan Torres Oliver, Bishop of Ponce (1983–1994)
- Bishop Iñaki Mallona TxertudiIñaki Mallona TxertudiIñaki Mallona Txertudi C.P. was the third Roman Catholic bishop of Arecibo. He was born in Fruiz, Spain, and ordained a priest of the Congregation of the Passion on March 27, 1956. On December 14, 1991, he was appointed Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico...
, C.P., Bishop of Arecibo (1994–1997) - Bishop Ulises Aurelio Casiano VargasUlises Aurelio Casiano VargasUlises Aurelio Casiano Vargas is the bishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez, in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico....
, 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 Caguas (December 2007–present)
- Cardinal Luis Aponte Martínez
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Puerto RicoRoman Catholicism in Puerto RicoThe Roman Catholic Church in Puerto Rico is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and the curia in Rome.-Present situation:...
- 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 BishopsUnited States Conference of Catholic BishopsThe United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in the United States. Founded in 1966 as the joint National Conference of Catholic Bishops and United States Catholic Conference, it is composed of all active and retired members of the Catholic...
(USCCB)
External links
- Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña (C.E.P.). GCatholic.com website
- Cheney, David M. Catholic Church in Puerto Rico. Catholic-Hierarchy.org website