Ronald Gerard Connors
The Most Reverend Ronald Gerard Connors, C.Ss.R., D.D. | |
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Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana | |
Brooklyn, New York, United States | |
Died | November 27, 2002 | (aged 87)
Previous post(s) | Titular Bishop of Equizetum Coadjutor Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana |
Motto | Apacienta mis ovejas |
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Ronald Gerard Connors (November 1, 1915 – November 27, 2002) was an American-born bishop in the Catholic Church. He was the second bishop of the Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic from 1977 to 1991.
Biography
Connors was born in
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
, more commonly known as the Redemptorists, and was ordained a priest on June 22, 1941.
Cardinal Octavio Beras Rojas the Archbishop of Santo Domingo. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Tomás Francisco Reilly, of San Juan de la Maguana and Edwin Broderick, of Albany, New York.[1] He succeeded to the See of San Juan de la Maguana on July 20, 1977, and served the diocese as a bishop for a total of 15 years. His resignation was accepted by Pope John Paul II on February 20, 1991. He died at the age of 87 in 2002.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Bishop Robert Gerard Connors, C.SS.R." Catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ^ "Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2011-06-06.