Ramon Benito de La Rosa y Carpio
Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio (born September 19, 1939 in Higüey ) is retired Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros .
Life
Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio was ordained a priest on January 23, 1965 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop in Santo Domingo and titular bishop of Cerbali on December 2, 1988 . The Pope personally donated him episcopal ordination on January 6 of the next year ; Co-consecrators were Edward Idris Cassidy , substitute for the State Secretariat , and José Tomás Sánchez , Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples .
On March 25, 1995 he was appointed Bishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey and on July 16, 2003, Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros .
Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on February 23, 2015.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita della diocesi di Santiago de los Caballeros (Repubblica Dominicana) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , February 23, 2015, accessed February 23, 2015 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo Eduardo Polanco Brito |
Bishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey 1995–2003 |
Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez |
| Juan Antonio Flores Santana |
Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros 2003–2015 |
Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martínez |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rosa y Carpio, Ramon Benito de La |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic clergyman, Archbishop emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Higüey |