The Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference () (CEP)
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of the

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, a territory of the

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Dioceses and bishops

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico The Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico (; ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church– comprising the northeast portion of the island of Puerto Rico. Its jurisdiction includes the municipalities of Dorado ...

(erected in 1511) **

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 ...

, O.F.M., Archbishop of San Juan *** * Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo (erected in 1960) ** Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales, Bishop of Arecibo *** Daniel Fernández Torres, 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) **

Luis Miranda Rivera Luis Francisco Miranda Rivera, O.Carm (born January 24, 1954) is a Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican-born American bishop of the Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop for the Roman Catholic Dioces ...

, 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 * 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

Presidents

:''See footnote'' # 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 (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)

CEP's Proper Liturgical Calendar

The proper calendar of

, as requested by the Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference and approved by the

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:Puerto Rican Conference of Bishops, "Proper Calendar for the Dioceses of the Ecclesiastical Province of Puerto Rico," Puerto Rico Supplement to the Liturgy of the Hours (Cataño: SM Editions, 2016), p. 5-8. * 3 January: Our Lady of Bethlehem – Optional Memorial (Memorial – San Juan) * 10 January: Blessed María Dolores Rodríguez Sopeña, virgin – Optional Memorial * 4 May: Blessed Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodríguez Santiago – Optional Memorial (Memorial - Caguas) * 24 June:

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, Patron Saint of Archdiocese of San Juan – Solemnity (San Juan) * 27 June:

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, Patron Saint of Diocese of Arecibo – Feast (Arecibo) * 16 July:

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(also: Co-Patron Saint of Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao) – Feast * 25 July: Saint James the Apostle, Co-Patron Saint of Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao – Feast (Fajardo-Humacao) * First Thursday of July: Rogation at the Beginning of the Hurricane Season * 26 August: Saint Teresa of Jesus Jornet e Ibars, virgin – Optional Memorial * 30 August:

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, virgin – Feast * 31 August:

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– Memorial (Mayagüez) * 8 September: Our Lady of Monserrate of Hormigueros, Patron Saint of Diocese of Mayagüez – Feast (Mayagüez) * 10 September: Blesseds Carlos Spínola and Jerónimo de Angelis, priests and martyrs – Optional Memorial * 11 October: Saint Soledad Torres y Acosta, virgin – Optional Memorial * 20 October: Saint Junipero Serra, priest – Memorial * 24 October: Saint Antonio Maria Claret, bishop – Memorial * 3 November: Saint Martin de Porres, religious – Memorial * 6 November: Blessed Fernando Llovera Puigsech, priest, and companions, martyrs – Optional Memorial (Arecibo) * 19 November: Our Lady, Mother of Divine Providence, Patroness of Puerto Rico – Solemnity * 27 November: Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal – Optional Memorial * Fourth Thursday of November: Ember Day of Thanksgiving and Rogation for Human Activity * 9 December:

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, Guadalupe Seer – Optional Memorial * 12 December:

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(also: Patron Saint of Diocese of Ponce) – Feast * 16 December: Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Memorial * II & III Feriae of the IV Week of Easter: Rogation for Vocations to Holy Orders and Consecrated Life * Monday after Pentecost: Blessed Mary, Mother of the Church, Patron Saint of the Diocese of Caguas – Feast (Caguas) * Thursday after Pentecost: Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest – Feast

Footnotes

External links

Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña (C.E.P.)
(Official Site in Spanish)

GCatholic.org website *Cheney, David M

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) {{DEFAULTSORT:Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference Episcopal conferences Catholic Church in Puerto Rico Catholic Church in the United States Catholic Church in the Caribbean Christian organizations established in 1966 Catholic organizations established in the 20th century

Dioceses and bishops

Presidents

CEP's Proper Liturgical Calendar

See also

Footnotes

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