Eusebio Ramos Morales (born December 15, 1952) is a Puerto Rican born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as

bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...

for the Diocese of Caguas in Puerto Rico since 2017. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao in Puerto Rico from 2008 to 2017

Biography

Early life

Eusebio Ramos Morales was on December 15, 1952, in

Maunabo, Puerto Rico Maunabo () is a Maunabo barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Maunabo Valley on the southeastern coast, northeast of Patillas, Puerto Rico, Patillas and south of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Ya ...

. He studied philosophy and theology in

Bayamón Central University The Bayamón Central University—or Universidad Central de Bayamón (UCB) in Spanish—is a private, Catholic university in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Its predecessor began in 1961 by the Dominican Order as a community college of the Cathol ...

in Bayamón, Puerto Richo. He then attended

St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary is a Roman Catholic seminary located in Boynton Beach, Florida for the education and formation of seminarians to the Roman Catholic priesthood. St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary was established to form ...

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and the

Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Gregorian University (; also known as the Gregorian or Gregoriana), is a private university, private pontifical university in Rome, Italy. The Gregorian originated as a part of the Roman College, founded in 1551 by Ignatius of Loyo ...

in Rome. Ramos Morales was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Caguas on June 3, 1983, by Bishop Enrique Hernández Rivera.

Bishop of Fajardo-Humacao

Ramos Morales was appointed by

Pope Benedict XVI Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as p ...

as the first

of the new Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao on March 11, 2008.Catholic-Hierarchy.org
retrieved May 20, 2011 He was consecrated and installed by Archbishop

Roberto González Nieves Roberto Octavio González Nieves (born June 2, 1950) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico since 1999. González previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston from 198 ...

on May 31, 2008. Bishops

Rubén González Medina Rubén Antonio González Medina, Claretians, C.M.F. (born February 9, 1949) is a Catholic Church in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican Catholic prelate who has served as Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce, Bishop of Ponce since 2016. He previously served ...

and Józef Wesołowski served as his co-consecrators.

Bishop of Caguas

On February 2, 2017, Pope Francis appointed Ramos Morales as bishop of the Diocese of Caguas. On February 26, 2017, he was installed as bishop.

References

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Caguas
(Official Site in Spanish)

Episcopal succession

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramos Morales, Eusebio 1952 births Living people Pontifical Gregorian University alumni People from Maunabo, Puerto Rico St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary alumni Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Roman Catholic bishops 21st-century Puerto Rican clergy Roman Catholic bishops of Caguas Roman Catholic bishops of Fajardo–Humacao