Juan de Dios Hernández Ruiz
Juan de Dios Hernández Ruiz SJ (born November 14, 1948 in Holguín ) is a Cuban clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Pinar del Río .
Life
Juan de Dios Hernández Ruiz joined the congregation of the Jesuits , made his profession in 1974 and was ordained a priest on December 26, 1976 .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on December 3, 2005 auxiliary bishop in San Cristóbal de la Habana and titular bishop of Cures Sabinorum . He was ordained episcopal by the Archbishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana, Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino , on January 14 of the next year; Co- consecrators were Emilio Aranguren Echeverría , Bishop of Holguín , and Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez , Former Bishop of Holguín.
Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Pinar del Río on June 5, 2019. The inauguration took place on July 13 of the same year.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Pinar del Río (Cuba) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 5, 2019, accessed June 5, 2019 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez |
Bishop of Pinar del Río since 2019 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hernández Ruiz, Juan de Dios |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cuban clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Pinar del Río |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Holguín |