Héctor Rivera Pérez

Puerto Rican Roman Catholic bishop (1933–2019)
His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Héctor Rivera Pérez
Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan
Titular Bishop of Thubunae in Numidia
ChurchRoman Catholicism
ArchdioceseSan Juan
AppointedJune 11, 1979
InstalledAugust 17, 1979
Term endedOctober 31, 2009
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Thubunae in Numidia
Orders
OrdinationJune 12, 1966
ConsecrationAugust 17, 1979
by Luis Aponte Martinez, Rafael Grovas Felix, and Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez
Personal details
Born
Héctor Manuel Rivera Pérez

May 15, 1933
Naranjito, Puerto Rico
DiedApril 9, 2019(2019-04-09) (aged 85)
Carolina, Puerto Rico
BuriedLa Resurrección Cemetery in Carolina, Puerto Rico
Styles of
Héctor Rivera Pérez
Reference style
  • His Excellency
  • The Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Héctor Manuel Rivera Pérez (May 15, 1933 – April 9, 2019) was an auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico.

Life

Bishop Rivera Pérez obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in theology in 1964 and earned a degree in social Sciences in the year 1969 in the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Angelicum, in Rome. Rivera Pérez was consecrated a bishop by John Paul II on August 17, 1979 and retired October 31, 2009.[1]

See also

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References

  1. ^ Catholic-Hierarchy.org retrieved May 20, 2011

External links

  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan (Official Site in Spanish)

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
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Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan
1979-2009
Succeeded by
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Ordinaries
Archbishops (1960-)
James Peter Davis
Luis Aponte Martínez
Roberto González Nieves
Auxiliary bishops (1960-)
Juan de Dios López de Victoria
Enrique Manuel Hernández Rivera
Hermín Negrón Santana
Héctor Rivera Pérez
Daniel Fernández Torres
Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales
Tomás González González
Diocese of San Juan bishops (1924-1960)
George J. Caruana
Edwin Byrne
James Peter Davis
Diocese of Puerto Rico bishops (1511-1924)
Alonso Manso
Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera
Francisco Andrés de Carvajal
Manuel de Mercado Aldrete
Diego de Salamanca
Nicolás de Ramos y Santos
Antonio Calderón de León
Martín Vasquez de Arce
Francisco Diaz de Cabrera y Córdoba
Pedro de Solier y Vargas
Bernardo de Balbuena
Juan López de Agurto de la Mata
Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza
Juan Damián López de Haro
Hernando de Lobo Castrillo
Francisco Naranjo
Juan Francisco Arnaldo Isasi
Benito de Rivas
Bartolomé Garcia de Escañuela
Juan de Santiago y León Garabito
Marcos de Sobremonte
Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín
Jerónimo Nosti de Valdés
Pedro de la Concepcion y Urtiaga
Raimundo Caballero
Fernando de Valdivia y Mendoza
Sebastián Lorenzo Pizarro
Francisco Pérez Lozano
Francisco Placido de Béjar
Francisco Julián Antolino
Pedro Martínez de Oneca
Mariano Martí
Manuel Jiménez Pérez
Felipe José de Tres-Palacios y Verdeja
Francisco de Cuerda
Juan Bautista de Zengotita y Bengoa
Juan Alejo de Arizmendi
Mariano Rodríguez de Olmedo y Valle
Pedro Gutiérrez de Cos y Saavedra Seminario
Francisco Fleix y Soláns
Francisco de La Puente
Gil Estévez y Tomás
Vicente Benigno Carrión
Juan Antonio Puig y Montserrat
Toribio Minguella y Arnedo
Francisco Javier Valdés y Noriega
James Blenk
William Jones
George J. Caruana
Churches
Cathedral
Catedral Metropolitana Basílica de San Juan Bautista
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