Episcopal Conference of Puerto Rico

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.

Dioceses and bishops

Ecclesiastical Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico (erected in 1511)
- Roberto González Nieves, 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, 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^[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)

CEP's Proper Liturgical Calendar

The proper calendar of Puerto Rico, as requested by the Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference and approved by the Holy See:^[3]

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: Nativity of John the Baptist, Patron Saint of Archdiocese of San Juan – Solemnity (San Juan)
27 June: Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Patron Saint of Diocese of Arecibo – Feast (Arecibo)
16 July: Our Lady of Mount Carmel (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: Saint Rose of Lima, virgin – Feast
31 August: Beheading of John the Baptist – 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: Saint Juan Diego, Guadalupe Seer – Optional Memorial
12 December: Our Lady of Guadalupe (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

^ ^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.
^ 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.

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)

[GCatholic-1] Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña (C.E.P.). GCatholic.org website. Retrieved 2011-02-13.

[2] Diocese of Ponce. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2011-02-14.

[3] 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.

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