His Excellency, The Most Reverend Eusebio Ramos Morales | |
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Bishop of Caguas | |
Church | Roman Catholicism |
Diocese | Caguas |
Appointed | February 2, 2017 |
Installed | February 26, 2017 |
Predecessor | Rubén Antonio González Medina, CMF |
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Orders | |
Ordination | June 3, 1983 by Enrique Hernández Rivera |
Consecration | May 31, 2008 by Roberto González Nieves, Rubén González Medina, and Józef Wesołowski |
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Born | (1952-12-15) December 15, 1952 (age 72) Maunabo, Puerto Rico |
Education | Bayamón Central University St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary Pontifical Gregorian University |
Motto | Fiat Mihi Secundum Verbum Tuum |
Styles of Eusebio Ramos Morales | |
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Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Eusebio Ramos Morales (born December 15, 1952) is a Puerto Rican born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop for the Diocese of Caguas in Puerto Rico since 2017. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao in Puerto Rico from 2008 to 2017
Biography
Early life
Eusebio Ramos Morales was on December 15, 1952, in Maunabo, Puerto Rico. He studied philosophy and theology in Bayamón Central University in Bayamón, Puerto Richo. He then attended St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
Ramos Morales was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Caguas on June 3, 1983, by Bishop Enrique Hernández Rivera.
Bishop of Fajardo-Humacao
Ramos Morales was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao on March 11, 2008. He was consecrated and installed by Archbishop Roberto González Nieves on May 31, 2008. Bishops Rubén González Medina and Józef Wesołowski served as his co-consecrators.
Bishop of Caguas
On February 2, 2017, Pope Francis appointed Ramos Morales as bishop of the Diocese of Caguas. On February 26, 2017, he was installed as bishop.
See also
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of Puerto Rico
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References
- Catholic-Hierarchy.org retrieved May 20, 2011
External links
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Caguas (Official Site in Spanish)
Episcopal succession
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Preceded byRubén Antonio González Medina, CMF | Bishop of Caguas 2017–Present |
Succeeded byIncumbent |
Preceded byFirst Bishop | Bishop of Fajardo-Humacao 2008-2017 |
Succeeded byLuis Miranda Rivera, O.Carm |
Roman Catholic Diocese of Caguas | ||
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao | ||
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- 1952 births
- Living people
- Pontifical Gregorian University alumni
- People from Maunabo, Puerto Rico
- St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary alumni
- Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican Roman Catholic bishops
- 21st-century Puerto Rican clergy
- Roman Catholic bishops of Caguas
- Roman Catholic bishops of Fajardo–Humacao