Nerva Cot Aguilera

Cot was ordained in the Episcopal Church of Cuba as a priest in 1987.^[1] This made her one of the first three women ordained to the priesthood in Cuba.^[2]

In February 2007, it was announced that Cot was to become a bishop, as one of the newly created suffragan bishops of the Episcopal Church of Cuba; the other was Ulises Mario Aguero Prendes.^[2] On June 10, 2007, she was consecrated a bishop during a service at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Havana.^[1] This made her the first woman to become an Anglican bishop in the whole of Latin America and in a developing country.^[1][2] She was also the first female bishop in the Caribbean.^[3] As one of two suffragan bishop, she responsible for the churches in western Cuba.^[1] She retired from full-time ministry in 2008.^[4]

On July 10, 2010, Cot died at the age of 71; she had been suffering from severe anemia.^[5] Her funeral was held the following day (on July 11) in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Havana.^[4]

Cot was married to Juan Ramon de la Paz Cerezo.^[6] He is an Episcopalian priest and is the Dean of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Havana.^[1] Together, they had three children.^[4] One daughter and their son are Episcopalian priests, the other daughter is a church administrator.^[1]