Ronald Gerard Connors Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Ronald Gerard Connors, C.Ss.R., D.D.
Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana
Church:Catholic Church
See:San Juan de la Maguana
Term Start:July 20, 1977
Term End:February 20, 1991
Predecessor:Tomás Francisco Reilly
Successor:José Dolores Grullón Estrella
Ordination:June 22, 1941
Ordained By:Stephen Joseph Donahue
Consecration:July 20, 1977
Consecrated By:Octavio Beras Rojas
Birth Date:1 November 1915
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, United States
Previous Post:Titular Bishop of Equizetum
Coadjutor Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana
Motto:Apacienta mis ovejas
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Bishop Ronald Connors.svg

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 Brooklyn, New York.[1] He professed religious vows in the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, more commonly known as the Redemptorists, and was ordained a priest on June 22, 1941.

Pope Paul VI named Connors Titular Bishop of Equizetum and Coadjutor Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana on April 24, 1976. He was consecrated on July 20, 1976[2] by 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. 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop Robert Gerard Connors, C.SS.R. . Catholic-hierarchy.org . 2011-06-06 .
  2. Web site: Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana . GCatholic.org. 2011-06-06 .