Luis Miranda Rivera

Puerto Rican priest of the Catholic Church

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Luis Miranda Rivera O.Carm
Bishop of Fajardo-Humacao
Diocese	Fajardo-Humacao
Appointed	May 16, 2020
Installed	August 15, 2020
Predecessor	Eusebio Ramos Morales
Orders
Ordination	September 14, 1984 by Luis Aponte Martínez
Consecration	August 15, 2020 by Roberto González Nieves, Rubén González Medina, and Eusebio Ramos Morales
Personal details
Born	(1954-01-24) January 24, 1954 (age 70) Santurce, Puerto Rico, US
Education	Bayamón Central University Pontifical University of Salamanca
Motto	In obsequio Jesu Christi (In the service of Jesus Christ)

Styles of Luis Miranda Rivera

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Luis Francisco Miranda Rivera, O.Carm (born January 24, 1954) is a Puerto Rican-born American bishop of the Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop for the Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao in Puerto Rico since August 15, 2020.

Biography

Luis Miranda Rivera was born on January 24, 1954, in Santurce, Puerto Rico. On September 14, 1984, he was ordained to the priesthood for the Order of Our Lady of Carmel by Cardinal Luis Aponte Martínez. Miranda Rivera has a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from Bayamón Central University in Bayamon, Puerto Rico and a Bachelor's degree in Theology of Religious Life from the University of Salamanca in Salamanca, Spain.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Pope Francis appointed Miranda Rivera as bishop for the Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao on May 16, 2020. On August 15, 2020, Miranda Rivera was consecrated and installed by Archbishop Roberto González Nievesas as bishop.

References

^ "Resignations and Appointments, 16.05.2020". Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ "Religioso carmelita es el nuevo Obispo de la Diócesis de Fajardo-Humacao". Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ "El papa Francisco nombra nuevo obispo para la diócesis de Fajardo-Humacao". Retrieved May 16, 2020.