Ricardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras

Ricardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras[note 1] was bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce. Suriñach Carreras was ordained priest in Ponce on 13 April 1957. He was subsequently named bishop of Ponce in 2000 by Pope John Paul II.[2][3] Suriñach Carreras was a university professor, advisor and lecturer prior to becoming bishop.[4]

Ricardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras
Bishop of Ponce
Church	Roman Catholicism
See	Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce
In office	2000 - 2003
Predecessor	Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver
Successor	Félix Lázaro Martinez
Orders
Ordination	13 April 1957 (priest) 2000(bishop)
Personal details
Born	1 April 1928 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Died	19 January 2005 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Buried	Las Mercedes Memorial Park in Ponce, Puerto Rico[1]

Life

Suriñach Carreras was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, on 1 April 1928. He obtained his B.A. degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. He subsequently complted his theological training at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, and complted a Ph.D. in Counseling Education from Fordham University. He served as chaplain in the Puerto Rico National Guard after he completed specialized training at the U.S. Army Chaplain School covering training through the advanced officer level.

References

1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10353342/ricardo-antonio-suri_ach_carrera
2. S.E.R. Mons. Ricardo Suriñach: Curriculum Vitae. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
3. Bishop Ricardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved May 20, 2011
4. S.E.R. Mons. Ricardo Suriñach: Curriculum Vitae. Retrieved 8 December 2011.

Notes

Episcopal succession