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
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico (erected in 1511)
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo (erected in 1960) Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales, Bishop of Arecibo Daniel Fernández Torres, Bishop Emeritus of Arecibo
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Caguas (erected in 1964) Eusebio Ramos Morales, Bishop of Caguas Enrique Hernández Rivera, Bishop Emeritus of Caguas
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao (erected in 2008) Luis Miranda Rivera, O. Carm., Bishop of Fajardo-Humacao
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez (erected in 1976) Ángel Luis Ríos Matos, Bishop of Mayagüez Álvaro Corrada del Río, S.J., Bishop Emeritus of Mayaguez
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce (erected in 1924) Ruben González Medina, C.M.F., Bishop of Ponce Félix Lázaro Martinez, Sch. P., Bishop Emeritus of Ponce
Presidents
- Cardinal Luis Aponte Martínez, Archbishop of San Juan (1966–1983; was created a cardinal on March 5, 1973)
- Bishop Juan Torres Oliver, Bishop of Ponce[2] (1983–1994)
- Bishop Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P., Bishop of Arecibo (1994–1997)
- Bishop Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas, Bishop of Mayagüez (1997–2000)
- Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, Archbishop of San Juan (2000 – December 2007)
- Bishop Ruben González Medina, C.M.F., Bishop of Ponce (December 2007 – December 2012)
- Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, Archbishop of San Juan (December 2012 – present)
CEP's Proper Liturgical Calendar
The proper calendar of Puerto Rico, as requested by the Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference and approved by the Holy See:[3]
- 3 January: Our Lady of Bethlehem – Optional Memorial (Memorial – San Juan)
- 10 January: Blessed María Dolores Rodríguez Sopeña, virgin – Optional Memorial
- 4 May: Blessed Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodríguez Santiago – Optional Memorial (Memorial - Caguas)
- 24 June: Nativity of John the Baptist, Patron Saint of Archdiocese of San Juan – Solemnity (San Juan)
- 27 June: Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Patron Saint of Diocese of Arecibo – Feast (Arecibo)
- 16 July: Our Lady of Mount Carmel (also: Co-Patron Saint of Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao) – Feast
- 25 July: Saint James the Apostle, Co-Patron Saint of Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao – Feast (Fajardo-Humacao)
- First Thursday of July: Rogation at the Beginning of the Hurricane Season
- 26 August: Saint Teresa of Jesus Jornet e Ibars, virgin – Optional Memorial
- 30 August: Saint Rose of Lima, virgin – Feast
- 31 August: Beheading of John the Baptist – Memorial (Mayagüez)
- 8 September: Our Lady of Monserrate of Hormigueros, Patron Saint of Diocese of Mayagüez – Feast (Mayagüez)
- 10 September: Blesseds Carlos Spínola and Jerónimo de Angelis, priests and martyrs – Optional Memorial
- 11 October: Saint Soledad Torres y Acosta, virgin – Optional Memorial
- 20 October: Saint Junipero Serra, priest – Memorial
- 24 October: Saint Antonio Maria Claret, bishop – Memorial
- 3 November: Saint Martin de Porres, religious – Memorial
- 6 November: Blessed Fernando Llovera Puigsech, priest, and companions, martyrs – Optional Memorial (Arecibo)
- 19 November: Our Lady, Mother of Divine Providence, Patroness of Puerto Rico – Solemnity
- 27 November: Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal – Optional Memorial
- Fourth Thursday of November: Ember Day of Thanksgiving and Rogation for Human Activity
- 9 December: Saint Juan Diego, Guadalupe Seer – Optional Memorial
- 12 December: Our Lady of Guadalupe (also: Patron Saint of Diocese of Ponce) – Feast
- 16 December: Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Memorial
- II & III Feriae of the IV Week of Easter: Rogation for Vocations to Holy Orders and Consecrated Life
- Monday after Pentecost: Blessed Mary, Mother of the Church, Patron Saint of the Diocese of Caguas – Feast (Caguas)
- Thursday after Pentecost: Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest – Feast
References
- 1.Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña (C.E.P.) Archived 2024-02-24 at the Wayback Machine. 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.