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Rafael Morales (bishop)

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The Right Reverend

Rafael Morales
Bishop of Puerto Rico
Native name
Rafael Morales Maldonado
ChurchEpiscopal Church
ProvinceProvince 2 of the Episcopal Church
DiocesePuerto Rico
SeeEpiscopal Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
In office2017–present
PredecessorDavid Álvarez
Other post(s)Provisional Bishop of Cuba and Bishop Advisor of the Virgin Islands
Previous post(s)School Principal, Teacher, Vicar.
Orders
ConsecrationJuly 22, 2017
by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Bishop Wilfrido Ramos Orench(ret.), Bishop David Alvarez(ret.), Bishop Julio Holguin, Bishop Peter Eaton
Personal details
NationalityPuerto Rican
DenominationAnglican. Formerly Roman Catholic
Residence[Toa Alta]

Rafael Luis Morales Maldonado is the seventh Bishop of Puerto Rico in The Episcopal Church.

Biography

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He was born in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico into the Roman Catholic Church, then Catholic Deacon Morales was received by Bishop David Andrés Alvarez-Velázquez into the Anglican faith, which would allow him, a married man, to be ordained into the priesthood.

Prior to being consecrated as a bishop, Morales' roles included serving as a parish priest in Toa Baja, a suburb of Puerto Rico's capital city of San Juan, and as head of the Episcopal Cathedral School.

He was chosen on December 10, 2016 among four candidates, including a female priest, by the Diocesan Assembly to succeed David Alvarez as the Diocesan Bishop and take over the reins of the church from Bishop Wilfrido Ramos-Orench, who served as provisional diocesan bishop for approximately 3 years after Alvarez' retirement upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 72.

Bishop Morales currently also serves as the provisional bishop for the Episcopal Diocese of Cuba and Bishop advisor to the Episcopal Diocese of the Virgin Islands.

See also

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References

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1. https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2023/05/05/diocese-of-cuba-names-puerto-rico-bishop-as-bishop-provisional/

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Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by Diocesan Bishop of Puerto Rico
2017-present
Succeeded by
Incumbent