His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Enrique Manuel Hernández Rivera
Bishop Emeritus of Caguas
ChurchRoman Catholicism
DioceseCaguas
AppointedFebruary 13, 1981
InstalledMarch 8, 1981
RetiredJuly 28, 1998
PredecessorRafael Grovas Felix
SuccessorRubén González Medina
Orders
OrdinationJune 8, 1968
ConsecrationAugust 17, 1979
by Luis Aponte Martinez, Rafael Grovas Felix, and Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez
Personal details
Born (1938-08-12) August 12, 1938
Camuy, Puerto Rico
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Enrique Manuel Hernández Rivera (born August 12, 1938) is a Puerto Rican born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Caguas in Puerto Rico from 1981 to 1998. He previously serve as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Juan in Puerto Rico from 1979 to 1981.

Biography

Enrique Hernández was born in Camuy, Puerto Rico, on August 12, 1938. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Arecibo on June 8, 1968.[1]

On June 11, 1979, Pope John Paul II named Hernández as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Juan. He was consecrated on August 17, 1979, by Cardinal Luis Aponte Martínez at the Roberto Clemente Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. John Paul II named Hernández as bishop of the Diocese of Caguas on February 13, 1981.[1]

Hernández's resignation as bishop of Caguas was accepted on July 28, 1998 by John Paul II.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bishop Enrique Manuel Hernández Rivera [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

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