Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales
Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan Titular Bishop of Phelbes | |
| Archdiocese | San Juan |
| Appointed | November 19, 2019 |
| Installed | December 27, 2019 |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Phelbes |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 2, 1990 by Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas |
| Consecration | December 27, 2019 by Roberto González Nieves, Rubén González Medina, and Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader |
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| Born | August 9, 1961 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
| Motto | Adonde no hay amor, pon amor y sacarás amor (Where there is no love, put love and you will bring out love) |
| Styles of Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales (born August 9, 1961) is a Puerto Rican priest of the Catholic Church who currently serves as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of San Juan.
Biography[]
He attended elementary and secondary school at several Catholic and public schools in Guaynabo and graduated in 1979. Then in 1981 he entered as a postulant with the Capuchin Friars and studied at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico – Ponce (PUCPR) – where he obtained a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1984. After completing the novitiate, he made temporary profession in 1985. He began theology studies at the Center for Caribbean Dominican Studies (CEDOC) in Bayamon.
In 1986 he received a dispensation from his temporary vows and entered the diocesan seminary Jesus Master of the Diocese of Arecibo. After completing his studies in Theology at the University of Navarra, he received diaconal ordination in 1989 and on June 2, 1990, the priestly ordination at the hands of Mons, Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas, Apostolic Administrator of the diocese. His first assignment was as Vicar of the Cathedral of Arecibo.
In 1995 he completed an S.T.L. from the Antonianum (Rome) in Franciscan Spirituality. In 2018 he completed his Master's in Canon Law from the Pontifical University of Salamanca.
Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan[]
Pope Francis appointed Figueroa Morales auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of San Juan on November 19, 2019.[1][2] On December 27, 2019, Figueroa Morales was consecrated as a bishop.
See also[]
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of Puerto Rico
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References[]
- ^ "US: Pope Names New Archbishop of Shreveport, Louisiana". Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 19.11.2019". Retrieved November 19, 2019.
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- American Roman Catholic priests
- Bishops appointed by Pope Francis
- People from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
- Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico alumni
- Puerto Rican Roman Catholic bishops
- University of Navarra alumni
- Roman Catholic bishops of Puerto Rico