Hermín Negrón Santana
Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
ChurchRoman Catholicism
SeeArchdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico
In office1981–2012
Orders
OrdinationMay 30, 1969
ConsecrationSeptember 7, 1981
by Luis Aponte Martínez
Personal details
Born(1937-11-10)November 10, 1937
Died10 March 2012(2012-03-10) (aged 74)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
BuriedCementerio Municipal de Naranjito in Naranjito, Puerto Rico

Hermín Negrón Santana (November 10, 1937 March 10, 2012) was an auxiliary bishop in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico. Santana was consecrated a bishop by John Paul II on September 7, 1981.[1]

Biography

He attended his secondary education at Santa Teresita Academy and bachelor's degree at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. Entered the minor seminary San Idelfonso in Aibonito, Puerto Rico in 1955 and joined the greater Regina Cleri Seminary in Ponce, Puerto Rico.; Attended Seminar in Baltimore and St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida in 1969. His ordination was on May 30, 1969 in Caguas through laying on of the hands of Monsignor Rafael Grovas in the San Miguel Arcangel parish in Naranjito, PR. He died at his home in Caparra Heights, San Juan, Puerto Rico on the morning of March 10, 2012.[2]

References

  1. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Hermín Negrón Santana †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  2. "Fallece Monseñor Hermín Negrón Santana, Obispo Auxiliar de San Juan". Primera Hora (Puerto Rico). March 10, 2012.

Episcopal succession


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