Juan de Dios Hernández-Ruiz

Juan de Dios Hernández-Ruiz, S.J. (born November 14, 1948, in Holguín, Cuba) is a Cuban Roman Catholic bishop, currently serving as the Bishop of Pinar del Río since his appointment by Pope Francis on June 5, 2019. He previously served as the Titular Bishop of Passo Corese and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Havana.[1]


Juan de Dios Hernández Ruiz

Bishop of Pinar del Río
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DiocesePinar del Río
SeePinar del Río
Appointed5 June 2019
Installed13 July 2019
PredecessorJorge Enrique Serpa Pérez
Other post(s)Secretary General of the Cuban Episcopal Conference (2013-)
Orders
Ordination26 December 1976
Consecration14 January 2006
by Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino
Personal details
Born
Juan de Dios Hernández Ruiz

(1948-11-14) 14 November 1948
Previous post(s)Titular Bishop of Passo Corese (2005-19)
Auxiliary Bishop of La Habana (2005-19)
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
MottoQue él crezca

He studied at the Seminary of Santiago de Cuba. He was then transferred to the Seminario Mayor Interdiocesano de San Cristóbal de La Habana, where he studied philosophy and theology. He continued his studies in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University. In 1974 entered the Society of Jesus. He was ordained a Jesuit priest on December 26, 1976. From 1980 to 1986 he was assigned as a priest to in Santiago de Cuba and Cienfuegos. He again went to Rome for more studies and returned to Cuba assigned to the Archdiocese of Havana.

He was appointed Titular Bishop of Passo Corese and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Havana on December 3, 2005, and was consecrated a bishop on January 14, 2006, at the Cathedral of Havana by Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, Cardinal Archbishop of Havana assisted by Mons. Emilio Aranguren-Echevarria, Bishop of Diocese of Holguín and Mons. Hector Luis Lucas Pena-Gomez Bishop Emeritus of Holguín.

References

  1. "Daily Bulletin of: 05.06.2019". Vatican Press Office. Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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