Hermín Negrón Santana (November 10, 1937 – March 10, 2012) was an auxiliary bishop in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico. Santana was consecrated a bishop by John Paul II on September 7, 1981.[1]
Biography
He attended his secondary education at Santa Teresita Academy and bachelor's degree at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. Entered the minor seminary San Idelfonso in Aibonito, Puerto Rico in 1955 and joined the greater Regina Cleri Seminary in Ponce, Puerto Rico.; Attended Seminar in Baltimore and St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida in 1969. His ordination was on May 30, 1969 through laying on of the hands of Monsignor Rafael Grovas in the San Miguel Arcangel parish in Naranjito, PR. Hermín Negrón Santana was ordained Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan at Complejo Deportivo Jose Pepin Cestero in Bayamon, PR. He worked as a treasurer at the Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference. He died at his home in Caparra Heights, San Juan, Puerto Rico on the morning of March 10, 2012.[2]
Episcopal succession
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by- | Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan 1981–2012 | Succeeded by- |
References
- 1.Cheney, David M. "Bishop Hermín Negrón Santana †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- 2."Fallece Monseñor Hermín Negrón Santana, Obispo Auxiliar de San Juan". Primera Hora (Puerto Rico). March 10, 2012.