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Episcopal Conference of Puerto Rico

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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

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Ecclesiastical Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico

Presidents

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See footnote[1]
  1. Cardinal Luis Aponte Martínez, Archbishop of San Juan (1966–1983; was created a cardinal on March 5, 1973)
  2. Bishop Juan Torres Oliver, Bishop of Ponce[2] (1983–1994)
  3. Bishop Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P., Bishop of Arecibo (1994–1997)
  4. Bishop Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas, Bishop of Mayagüez (1997–2000)
  5. Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, Archbishop of San Juan (2000–December 2007)
  6. Bishop Ruben González Medina, C.M.F., Bishop of Ponce (December 2007–December 2012)
  7. Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, Archbishop of San Juan (December 2012-present)

CEP's Proper Liturgical Calendar

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

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b 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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