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 at Niles College Seminary 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 was ordained Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He retired October 31, 2009. Died on April 9, 2019 at the age of 85 in Carolina, Puerto Rico[1]
Episcopal succession
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| Preceded by- | Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan 1979-2009 | Succeeded by- |
References
- 1.Catholic-Hierarchy.org retrieved May 20, 2011