# Episcopal Conference of Puerto Rico

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

## Dioceses and bishops

* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico (erected in 1511)
** Roberto González Nieves, O.F.M., Archbishop of San Juan
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo (erected in 1960)
** Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales, Bishop of Arecibo
*** Daniel Fernández Torres, Bishop Emeritus of Arecibo
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Caguas (erected in 1964)
** Eusebio Ramos Morales, Bishop of Caguas
*** Enrique Hernández Rivera, Bishop Emeritus of Caguas
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao (erected in 2008)
** Luis Miranda Rivera, O. Carm., Bishop of Fajardo-Humacao
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez (erected in 1976)
** Ángel Luis Ríos Matos, Bishop of Mayagüez
*** Álvaro Corrada del Río, S.J., Bishop Emeritus of Mayaguez
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce (erected in 1924)
** Ruben González Medina, C.M.F., Bishop of Ponce
*** Félix Lázaro Martinez, Sch. P., Bishop Emeritus of Ponce

## Presidents

    See footnote
* 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 (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)

## CEP's Proper Liturgical Calendar

The proper calendar of Puerto Rico, as requested by the Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference and approved by the Holy See:
* 3 January: Our Lady of Bethlehem – Optional Memorial (Memorial – San Juan)
* 10 January: Blessed María Dolores Rodríguez Sopeña, virgin – Optional Memorial
* 4 May: Blessed Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodríguez Santiago – Optional Memorial (Memorial - Caguas)
* 24 June: Nativity of John the Baptist, Patron Saint of Archdiocese of San Juan – Solemnity (San Juan)
* 27 June: Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Patron Saint of Diocese of Arecibo – Feast (Arecibo)
* 16 July: Our Lady of Mount Carmel (also: Co-Patron Saint of Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao) – Feast
* 25 July: Saint James the Apostle, Co-Patron Saint of Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao – Feast (Fajardo-Humacao)
* First Thursday of July: Rogation at the Beginning of the Hurricane Season
* 26 August: Saint Teresa of Jesus Jornet e Ibars, virgin – Optional Memorial
* 30 August: Saint Rose of Lima, virgin – Feast
* 31 August: Beheading of John the Baptist – Memorial (Mayagüez)
* 8 September: Our Lady of Monserrate of Hormigueros, Patron Saint of Diocese of Mayagüez – Feast (Mayagüez)
* 10 September: Blesseds Carlos Spínola and Jerónimo de Angelis, priests and martyrs – Optional Memorial
* 11 October: Saint Soledad Torres y Acosta, virgin – Optional Memorial
* 20 October: Saint Junipero Serra, priest – Memorial
* 24 October: Saint Antonio Maria Claret, bishop – Memorial
* 3 November: Saint Martin de Porres, religious – Memorial
* 6 November: Blessed Fernando Llovera Puigsech, priest, and companions, martyrs – Optional Memorial (Arecibo)
* 19 November: Our Lady, Mother of Divine Providence, Patroness of Puerto Rico – Solemnity
* 27 November: Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal – Optional Memorial
* Fourth Thursday of November: Ember Day of Thanksgiving and Rogation for Human Activity
* 9 December: Saint Juan Diego, Guadalupe Seer – Optional Memorial
* 12 December: Our Lady of Guadalupe (also: Patron Saint of Diocese of Ponce) – Feast
* 16 December: Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Memorial
* II & III Feriae of the IV Week of Easter: Rogation for Vocations to Holy Orders and Consecrated Life
* Monday after Pentecost: Blessed Mary, Mother of the Church, Patron Saint of the Diocese of Caguas – Feast (Caguas)
* Thursday after Pentecost: Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest – Feast