Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference

The Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference (Spanish: Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña) (CEP)^[1] is the episcopal conference of the Roman Catholic bishops of Puerto Rico, a commonwealth of the United States.

Dioceses and bishops

Ecclesiastical Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico

Roman Catholic Diocese of Caguas (erected in 1964)
- vacant see, Bishop of Caguas
  - Enrique Hernández Rivera, Bishop Emeritus of Caguas

See footnote^[1]

Cardinal Luis Aponte Martínez, Archbishop of San Juan (1966–1983; was created a cardinal on March 5, 1973)
Bishop Juan Torres Oliver, Bishop of Ponce^[2] (1983–1994)
Bishop Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P., Bishop of Arecibo (1994–1997)
Bishop Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas, Bishop of Mayagüez (1997–2000)
Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, Archbishop of San Juan (2000–December 2007)
Bishop Ruben González Medina, C.M.F., Bishop of Ponce (December 2007–December 2012)
Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, Archbishop of San Juan (December 2012-present)

1 2 Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña (C.E.P.). GCatholic.org website. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
↑ Diocese of Ponce. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2011-02-14.

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