Francisco Reus-Froylan
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The late Right Reverend
Francisco Reus-Froylan retired as the fifth Diocesan Bishop
of the Diocese of Puerto Rico
of the Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA) in 1989, two years after consecrating his eventual successor as Bishop Coadjutor. He died on November 19, 2008, at the age of 89 after a bout with pneumonia. His remains will be buried at the Episcopal cemetery at Barrio Limón in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
He was the last appointed bishop in Puerto Rico
and the first native Puerto Rican to hold the post. Consecrated by Missouri
Episcopal Bishop Arthur C. Lichtenberger
, Bishops Charles F. Boynton and A. Ervine Swift, the third and fourth Diocesan Bishops of Puerto Rico, he served as Diocesan Bishop from 1964 to 1989. During his 25 year rule, he presided over the process that led to the Diocese's separation from ECUSA in the late 1970s. His successor, the Right Rev. David Andres Alvarez subsequently presided over the process to reunite the "Iglesia Episcopal Puertorriqueña" that Bishop Reus had created, as a diocese of the U.S. national church.
Reus was the son of an Episcopal priest and succeeded Bishops James H. Van Buren, Charles B. Colmore, Boynton and Swift as Bishop of Puerto Rico
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Right Reverend
The Right Reverend is a style applied to certain religious figures.*In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain it applies to bishops except that The Most Reverend is used for archbishops .*In some churches with a...
Francisco Reus-Froylan retired as the fifth Diocesan 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 Diocese of Puerto Rico
Episcopal Diocese of Puerto Rico
The Episcopal Diocese of Puerto Rico is an Anglican diocese in Puerto Rico. It separated from the Episcopal Church in the USA in 1978 but was reinstated in 2002, and now forms part of Province IX...
of the Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA) in 1989, two years after consecrating his eventual successor as Bishop Coadjutor. He died on November 19, 2008, at the age of 89 after a bout with pneumonia. His remains will be buried at the Episcopal cemetery at Barrio Limón in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
He was the last appointed bishop in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
and the first native Puerto Rican to hold the post. Consecrated by Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
Episcopal Bishop Arthur C. Lichtenberger
Arthur C. Lichtenberger
Arthur Carl Lichtenberger was a bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States. He served as Bishop of Missouri from 1952 to 1959, and as Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church from 1958 to 1964....
, Bishops Charles F. Boynton and A. Ervine Swift, the third and fourth Diocesan Bishops of Puerto Rico, he served as Diocesan Bishop from 1964 to 1989. During his 25 year rule, he presided over the process that led to the Diocese's separation from ECUSA in the late 1970s. His successor, the Right Rev. David Andres Alvarez subsequently presided over the process to reunite the "Iglesia Episcopal Puertorriqueña" that Bishop Reus had created, as a diocese of the U.S. national church.
Reus was the son of an Episcopal priest and succeeded Bishops James H. Van Buren, Charles B. Colmore, Boynton and Swift as Bishop of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
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Episcopal Succession
See also
- List of famous Puerto Ricans - Religion