Félix Lázaro Martínez
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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Lázaro and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
| Félix Lázaro Martínez | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Ponce | |
| Church | Roman Catholicism |
| See | Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce |
| In office | 2003 — present |
| Predecessor | Ricardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 9, 1961 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 2, 1936 Logroño, Spain |
Félix Lázaro Martínez (born March 2, 1936) is the current bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce. Martinez was ordained Coadjutor Bishop of Ponce on April 25, 2002 by Pope John Paul II and elevated to Bishop on June 11, 2003.[1]
Early life
Lázaro Martínez was born in Logroño, Spain, on 2 March 1936. In the summer of 1970 he was called to Puerto Rico to teach of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. Pope John Paul II ordained him as a Diocese Bishop on 25 Abril 2003.[2]
Honors
On 12 December 2013, Lázaro Martínez was honored with a ceremony and added to the list of illustrious Ponce citizens at the Park of the Illustrious Ponce Citizens in Ponce's Tricentennial Park.[3]
References
- ↑ Catholic-Hierarchy.org retrieved May 20, 2011
- ↑ Reconocen a 22 ‘Ponceños Ilustres’. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ Reconocen a 22 ‘Ponceños Ilustres’. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
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