David Andrés Álvarez-Velázquez (born 17 August 1941 in

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) served as bishop of the Diocese of Puerto Rico of the

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(TEC), or "Iglesia Episcopal Puertorriqueña", succeeding the late

Francisco Reus-Froylan Francisco Reus-Froylan (April 14, 1919 – November 19, 2008) was the fifth Bishop of Puerto Rico from 1965 to 1989. Early life and education Reus-Froylan was born on April 14, 1919, in Santurce, Puerto Rico, the son of the Reverend Esteban Reu ...

, the first Puerto Rican to serve as diocesan bishop. He also served as acting bishop in

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and was also a member of the Executive Committee of the Episcopal Church of the United States. He was elected coadjutor bishop of Puerto Rico on September 20, 1987 and was consecrated in St Theresa's Church in

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on November 28, 1987 by James Ottley, Bishop of Panama. He succeeded as diocesan bishop on December 3, 1989. He retired as diocesan bishop in 2013, upon attaining the mandatory retirement age of 72. In 2014 Bishop

Wilfrido Ramos-Orench Wilfrido Ramos-Orench (born May 4, 1940) is an Episcopal bishop. From 2014-2017 he served as the Provisional Bishop of the Diocese of Puerto Rico. He was a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Connecticut from 2000 to 2006, and the provisional ...

was appointed Bishop Provisional of Puerto Rico until a new process is begun and completed to select Bishop Alvarez' formal successor as the VII diocesan Episcopal bishop of Puerto Rico. Bishop Alvarez and his wife, Maryleen, live in Puerto Rico, where they are members of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. He remains active in committees of the

and participated in the consecration of

Peter Eaton Peter David Eaton (born August 28, 1958) is the fourth and current bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida. Early life The son of Wade Eaton, an Episcopal priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Puerto Rico, and the late Judith Morse Go ...

as bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeastern Florida and of his successor as Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Puerto Rico Rafael Morales on July 22, 2017.

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