Daniel Fernández Torres
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Daniel Fernández Torres (born April 27, 1964) is the bishop
for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo
. Torres was ordained an auxiliary bishop
for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan by Pope Benedict XVI
on February 14, 2007. Torres was later elevated by Pope Benedict XVI
to become the 2nd Bishop
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo
on September 24, 2010.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo
Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Puerto Rico and consists of the northern part of the island of Puerto Rico, an American commonwealth. It is led by Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres...
. Torres was ordained an auxiliary bishop
Auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan by Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
on February 14, 2007. Torres was later elevated by Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
to become the 2nd Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo
Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Puerto Rico and consists of the northern part of the island of Puerto Rico, an American commonwealth. It is led by Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres...
on September 24, 2010.