Episcopal Conference of Puerto Rico
Conference Catholic of Bishops
The Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference (Spanish : Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña ) (CEP)[ 1] 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
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]
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)
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
See also
^ 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.
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