Alfredo Méndez-Gonzalez

Alfredo José Isaac Cecilio Francesco Méndez-Gonzalez CSC (3 June 1907 – 29 January 1995) was an American Catholic bishop who served in Puerto Rico.[1]

Alfredo Méndez Gonzalez
ChurchRoman Catholicism
SeeRoman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo
In office1960 — 1974
Personal details
Born1907
Chicago, Illinois
DiedJanuary 28, 1995
Cincinnati, Ohio
BuriedCatedral de San Felipe Apostol in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Biography

Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1907 of mixed Spanish and Puerto Rican ancestry,[2] Méndez-Gonzalez graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1933.[3] He was ordained a priest on 24 June 1935 in Washington, DC. Pope John XXIII named him bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico on 23 July 1960.[4] He was consecrated bishop on 28 October 1960 in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame by Francis Cardinal Spellman. He resigned as Bishop of Arecibo in 1974 (aged 66)[5] and returned to California.

In 1993 Mendez-Gonzalez consecrated Clarence James Kelly, a former priest of the Society of Saint Pius V, a bishop, without papal permission, in a ceremony in Carlsbad, California. The consecration was announced after Mendez' death in 1995.[6] There is some controversy surrounding the consecration due to the non-traditional history of Mendez.[7]

Episcopal succession
Catholic Church titles
New title Bishop of Arecibo
1960-1974		 Succeeded by
Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.Ss.R.

References
  1. Archdiocese of Arecibo: "Perfil de la Diócesis: PADRE ALFREDO F. MENDEZ GONZALEZ, C.S.C." retrieved June 9, 2016
  2. Fenton, Jerry 1969. Understanding the religious background of the Puerto Rican, pp. 1-9
  3. "University of Notre Dame (promotional booklet)" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. 2005..
  4. The Virgin Islands Daily News, August 2, 1960
  5. "Bishop Alfredo José Isaac Cecilio Francesco Méndez-Gonzalez, C.S.C." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  6. The Most Reverend Clarence Kelly, Sacred and Profane (Oyster Bay Cove, NY: 1997), 169-174. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2012-11-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. http://www.fathercekada.com/2001/09/11/bp-mendez-sspv-and-hypocrisy/


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