Hermín Negrón Santana
Hermín Negrón Santana (November 10, 1937 – March 10, 2012) was an auxiliary bishop in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico. Santana was consecrated a bishop by John Paul II on September 7, 1981.[1]
Hermín Negrón Santana | |
|---|---|
| Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico | |
| Church | Roman Catholicism |
| See | Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico |
| In office | 1981–2012 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 30, 1969 |
| Consecration | September 7, 1981 by Luis Aponte Martínez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 10, 1937 |
| Died | 10 March 2012 (aged 74) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Buried | Cementerio Municipal de Naranjito in Naranjito, Puerto Rico |
Biography
He attended his secondary education at Santa Teresita Academy and bachelor's degree at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. Entered the minor seminary San Idelfonso in Aibonito, Puerto Rico in 1955 and joined the greater Regina Cleri Seminary in Ponce, Puerto Rico.; Attended Seminar in Baltimore and St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida in 1969. His ordination was on May 30, 1969 in Caguas through laying on of the hands of Monsignor Rafael Grovas in the San Miguel Arcangel parish in Naranjito, PR. He died at his home in Caparra Heights, San Juan, Puerto Rico on the morning of March 10, 2012.[2]
References
- Cheney, David M. "Bishop Hermín Negrón Santana †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- "Fallece Monseñor Hermín Negrón Santana, Obispo Auxiliar de San Juan". Primera Hora (Puerto Rico). March 10, 2012.
Episcopal succession