Puerto Rican Roman Catholic bishop (1933–2019)
Héctor Rivera Pérez |
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Church | Roman Catholicism |
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Archdiocese | San Juan |
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Appointed | June 11, 1979 |
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Installed | August 17, 1979 |
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Term ended | October 31, 2009 |
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Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Thubunae in Numidia |
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Ordination | June 12, 1966 |
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Consecration | August 17, 1979 by Luis Aponte Martinez, Rafael Grovas Felix, and Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez |
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Born | Héctor Manuel Rivera Pérez May 15, 1933
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Died | April 9, 2019(2019-04-09) (aged 85) Carolina, Puerto Rico |
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Buried | La Resurrección Cemetery in Carolina, Puerto Rico |
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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]
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Episcopal succession