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Wilfrido Ramos-Orench

Wilfrido Ramos-Orench

Puerto Rican Episcopalian bishop


Wilfrido Ramos-Orench (born May 4, 1940) is an Episcopal bishop. From 2014-2017 he served as the Provisional Bishop of the Diocese of Puerto Rico. He was a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Connecticut from 2000 to 2006, and the provisional bishop of the Diocese of Central Ecuador from 2006 to 2009.

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Early life and education

Ramos was born on May 4, 1940,[1] and is a native of Yauco, Puerto Rico. He is one of three siblings to join the priesthood and one of two to become bishops.[citation needed]

Ordained ministry

He was consecrated on October 14, 2000[2] as the 960th bishop in order of consecration of the Episcopal Church of the United States and served as suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Connecticut. He was installed as Provisional Bishop in Ecuador[3] on September 13, 2006.[4]

On January 25, 2014, Ramos was appointed the provisional bishop of the Diocese of Puerto Rico.[5] He will continue as such until the successor of Bishop David Álvarez, who retired on October 31, 2013, as Diocesan Bishop, is selected and installed. The Episcopal Church's Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts-Schori presided[citation needed] at a special ceremony on March 28, 2014, in San Juan commemorating Bishop Ramos' new designation,[6] with the attendance of eight other bishops. One of them, his brother José Antonio Ramos-Orench, delivered the homily.[citation needed] On January 25, 2014, his appointment as provisional bishop of Puerto Rico was ratified by a large majority of the Diocesan Assembly.


References

  1. Episcopal Clerical Directory 2013. New York: Church Publishing Inc. 2013. p. 787. ISBN 978-0-89869-888-6.
  2. "Bishops Suffragan Consecrated". The Living Church. Vol. 221, no. 19. November 5, 2000. pp. 7, 17. Retrieved 2014-02-07 via Archives of the Episcopal Church.
  3. "Episcopales Latinos". Episcopales Latinos. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  4. "The Rt. Rev. Wilfrido Ramos-Orench". Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  5. "Próximas Actividades". Iglesia Episcopal Puertorriqueña (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 17, 2014.
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