The Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference ( es, Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña) (CEP)
GCatholic.org website. Retrieved 2011-02-13. is the

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of the

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

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Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

, a territory of the

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Dioceses and bishops

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico ( la, Archidiœcesis Sancti Joannis Portoricensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States, comprising the northeast portion of the island of ...

(erected in 1511) **

Roberto González Nieves Roberto Octavio González Nieves, O.F.M. (born June 2, 1950) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been serving as archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Juan in Puerto Rico since 1999. González previously served as an auxili ...

, O.F.M., Archbishop of San Juan *** *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo The Diocese of Arecibo is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church and consists of half of the northern portion of the island of Puerto Rico, a commonwealth of the United States. The mother church is the Catedral ...

(erected in 1960) **

Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales (born August 9, 1961) is a Puerto Rican prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo, Diocese of Arecibo in Puerto Rico since 2022. He served as an auxiliary bishop of ...

, Bishop of Arecibo ***

Daniel Fernández Torres Daniel Fernández Torres (born April 27, 1964) is a Puerto Rican prelate of the Catholic Church who was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo from 2010 to 2022. He spent the years 2007 to 2010 as an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Ca ...

, Bishop Emeritus of Arecibo *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Caguas The Diocese of Caguas ( la, Dioecesis Caguana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in southeastern Puerto Rico in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metro ...

(erected in 1964) **

Eusebio Ramos Morales Eusebio Ramos Morales (born December 15, 1952) is the current bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Caguas, Puerto Rico. Biography He studied philosophy and theology in Bayamón Central University. Went to St. Vincent de Paul Regional Semi ...

, Bishop of Caguas *** Enrique Hernández Rivera, Bishop Emeritus of Caguas *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

(erected in 2008) ** Luis Miranda Rivera, O. Carm., Bishop of Fajardo-Humacao *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez ( la, Dioecesis Maiaguezensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church in the United States and consists of the western part of the island of Puerto Rico, an ...

(erected in 1976) ** Ángel Luis Ríos Matos, Bishop of Mayagüez ***

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, S.J., Bishop Emeritus of Mayaguez *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

(erected in 1924) **

Ruben González Medina Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob. Variants include Rúben in European Portuguese; Rubens in Brazilian Portugues ...

, C.M.F., Bishop of Ponce *** Félix Lázaro Martinez, Sch. P., Bishop Emeritus of Ponce

Presidents

:''See footnote'' # Cardinal

Luis Aponte Martínez Luis Aponte Martínez (August 4, 1922 – April 10, 2012) was a Puerto Rican Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of San Juan from 1965 to 1999. He is the only Puerto Rican to have been named a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He participat ...

, Archbishop of San Juan (1966–1983; was created a cardinal on March 5, 1973) # Bishop Juan Torres Oliver, Bishop of PonceDiocese of Ponce
Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2011-02-14. (1983–1994) # Bishop

Iñaki Mallona Txertudi Iñaki Mallona Txertudi C.P. (July 1, 1932 – May 3, 2021) was a Spanish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Arecibo in Puerto Rico from 1992 to 2010 Biography Early life and ordination Txert ...

, C.P., Bishop of Arecibo (1994–1997) # Bishop Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas, Bishop of Mayagüez (1997–2000) # Archbishop

Roberto Octavio González Nieves The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

, Archbishop of San Juan (2000–December 2007) # Bishop Ruben González Medina, C.M.F., Bishop of Ponce (December 2007–December 2012) # Archbishop

, Archbishop of San Juan (December 2012-present)

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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) 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 {{RC-stub

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