Héctor Rivera Pérez

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.


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 postsTitular 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
Birth nameHéctor Manuel Rivera Pérez
BornMay 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
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

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

References

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

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
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Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan
1979-2009
Succeeded by
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