Ricardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras
Bishop of Ponce
ChurchRoman Catholicism
SeeRoman Catholic Diocese of Ponce
In office2000 - 2003
PredecessorJuan Fremiot Torres Oliver
SuccessorFélix Lázaro Martinez
Orders
Ordination13 April 1957 (priest)
2000(bishop)
Personal details
Born1 April 1928
Died19 January 2005
Ponce, Puerto Rico

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.[1][2] Suriñach Carreras was a university professor, advisor and lecturer prior to becoming bishop.[3]

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 completed his theological training at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, and completed a Ph.D. in Counseling Education from Fordham University. He served as chaplain in the Puerto Rico National Guard from 1960 till 1974. Made officer level in 1962 at the U.S. Army Chaplain School at Fort Slocum. He completed advance officer training course in 1965.

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