Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver

Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver[note 1] (28 October 1925 – 26 January 2012)[1] was the longest-serving bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce in Ponce, Puerto Rico, with 36 years of service.

Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver
Bishop of Ponce
ChurchRoman Catholic
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Ponce
In office1964 - 2000
PredecessorLuis Aponte Martinez
SuccessorRicardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras
Orders
Ordination10 April 1950 (priest)
21 December 1964 (bishop)
Consecrationby Cardinal Francis Spellman
Personal details
Born(1925-10-28)28 October 1925
San Germán, Puerto Rico
Died26 January 2012(2012-01-26) (aged 86)
Ponce, Puerto Rico
BuriedCathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Ponce, Puerto Rico

Priesthood and episcopacy

Torres Oliver was ordained priest in Ponce at age 24, on 10 April 1950. He was appointed bishop of Ponce on 4 November 1964 at age 39 and was consecrated on 21 December 1964. He retired as bishop of Ponce at age 75, on 10 November 2000, after a 36-year episcopate. He was a bishop emeritus of the diocese of Ponce.[2]

From 1983 to 1994, Torres Oliver was president of the Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña, CEP (Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference).[3]

One of Torres Oliver's most controversial decisions was the one he made in early January 1974. At the death of Isabel la Negra he refused to admit her body into the Ponce Cathedral or to administer her the holy sacraments posthumously.[4]

Legacy

The School of Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico is named after him.[5]

Death

Torres Oliver died in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 26 January 2012,[6] the result of a heart attack.[7] His remains will be rest at the Catedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in Ponce.[8]

Episcopal succession
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Luis Aponte Martínez		 Bishop of Ponce
1964–2000		 Succeeded by
Ricardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras

References
  1. Bishop Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved May 20, 2011
  2. Bishop Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved May 20, 2011
  3. Diocese of Ponce: Bishop Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver. GCatholic.org. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  4. José Ángel Cangiano. Receso del tribunal: vivencias judiciales. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editoria Centenario. 2007. Page 11.
  5. Comparte La Católica su ilusión navideña. Arlyn Díaz. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 30 Issue 1463. Page 28. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  6. Bishop Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved May 20, 2011
  7. Muere Obispo Emérito de Ponce Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver. Primera Hora. San Juan. Puerto Rico. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  8. Muere Obispo Emérito de Ponce Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver. Primera Hora. San Juan. Puerto Rico. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Oliver.


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