González González named San Juan de Puerto Rico Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Tomás González González was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico and titular bishop of Enera.

Fernández Torres removed as Arecibo Bishop

Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres was removed as Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

Miranda Rivera named Fajardo-Humacao Bishop

Bishop-elect Luis Miranda Rivera, O. Carm. was named Bishop of Fajardo-Humacao, Puerto Rico.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Eusebio Ramos Morales was named Bishop of Caguas in February 2017.

Corrada del Rio retired, Ríos Matos named Mayagüez Bishop

Bishop Alvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J. retired and Bishop-elect Ángel Luis Ríos Matos was named Bishop of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

Figueroa Morales named San Juan de Puerto Rico Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico and titular bishop of Phelbes.

Ramos Morales named Caguas Bishop

Bishop Eusebio Ramos Morales was named Bishop of Caguas, Puerto Rico.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Ruben Antonio González Medina, C.M.F. was named Bishop of Ponce in December 2015.

Bishop Ramos Morales had been serving as Bishop of Fajardo-Humacao.

Lázaro Martinez retired, González Medina named Ponce Bishop

Bishop Félix Lázaro Martinez, Sch. P. retired and Bishop Ruben Antonio González Medina, C.M.F. was named Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Bishop González Medina had been serving as Bishop of Caguas.

Cardinal Aponte Martínez Died (Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Puerto Rico)

Luis Cardinal Aponte Martínez, Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Puerto Rico, has died.

He was 89 years old. It was the 62nd anniversary of his priestly ordination. He also served as a bishop for 51 years and as a cardinal for 39 years.

May he rest in peace.

Bishop Negrón Santana Died (Auxiliary of San Juan de Puerto Rico)

Bishop Hermín Negrón Santana, Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico, has died.

He was 74 years old and had served as a priest for 42 years and as a bishop of 30 years.

May he rest in peace.

Casiano Vargas retired, Corrada del Rio named Mayagüez Bishop

Bishop Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas retired and Bishop Alvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J. was named Bishop of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

Bishop Corrada del Rio had been serving as Bishop of Tyler, Texas, USA.

Mallona Txertudi retired, Fernández Torres named Arecibo Bishop

Bishop Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P. retired and Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres was named Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

Bishop Fernández Torres had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico.

Fajardo-Humacao erected, Ramos Morales named Bishop

The Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao, Puerto Rico was erected with territory taken from Caguas and San Juan de Puerto Rico. Bishop-elect Eusebio Ramos Morales was named its first Bishop.

Fernández Torres named San Juan de Puerto Rico Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Daniel Fernández Torres was named an Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico and titular bishop of Sufes.