Héctor Rivera Pérez
Puerto Rican Roman Catholic bishop (1933–2019)
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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.
Héctor Rivera Pérez | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Juan Titular Bishop of Thubunae in Numidia | |
| Church | Roman Catholicism |
| Archdiocese | San Juan |
| Appointed | June 11, 1979 |
| Installed | August 17, 1979 |
| Term ended | October 31, 2009 |
| Other post | Titular Bishop of Thubunae in Numidia |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 12, 1966 |
| Consecration | August 17, 1979 by Luis Aponte Martinez, Rafael Grovas Felix, and Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Héctor Manuel Rivera Pérez May 15, 1933 |
| Died | April 9, 2019 (aged 85) |
| Buried | La Resurrección Cemetery in Carolina, Puerto Rico |
| Education | Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas |
| Styles of Héctor Rivera Pérez | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Life
Bishop Rivera Pérez obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in theology in 1964 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 retired October 31, 2009.[1]
