Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver

Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver (28 October 1925 – 26 January 2012)[1] was a Puerto Rican prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the longest-serving bishop for the Diocese of Ponce in Ponce, Puerto Rico, with 36 years of service from 1964 to 2000.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Oliver.

Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver
Bishop Emeritus of Ponce
ChurchCatholic
DiocesePonce
In office1964–2000
PredecessorLuis Aponte Martinez
SuccessorRicardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras
Orders
Ordination10 April 1950
Consecration21 December 1964
by Cardinal Francis Spellman
Personal details
Born(1925-10-28)28 October 1925
San Germán, Puerto Rico
Died26 January 2012(2012-01-26) (aged 86)
Ponce, Puerto Rico
BuriedCathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Ponce, Puerto Rico

Priesthood and episcopacy

Torres Oliver was ordained priest in Ponce at age 24, on 10 April 1950. He was appointed bishop of Ponce on 4 November 1964 at age 39 and was consecrated on 21 December 1964. He retired as bishop of Ponce at age 75, on 10 November 2000, after a 36-year episcopate. He was a bishop emeritus of the diocese of Ponce.[1]

From 1983 to 1994, Torres Oliver was president of the Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña, CEP (Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference).[2]

One of Torres Oliver's most controversial decisions was the one he made in early January 1974. At the death of Isabel la Negra he refused to admit her body into the Ponce Cathedral or to administer her the holy sacraments posthumously.[3]

Legacy

The School of Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico is named after him.[4]

Death

Torres Oliver died in Ponce on 26 January 2012.[1] His death was the result of a heart attack.[5] His remains will be rest at the Catedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in Ponce.[5]

References
  1. "Bishop Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  2. Diocese of Ponce: Bishop Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver. GCatholic.org. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  3. José Ángel Cangiano. Receso del tribunal: vivencias judiciales. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editoria Centenario. 2007. Page 11.
  4. Comparte La Católica su ilusión navideña. Arlyn Díaz. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 30 Issue 1463. Page 28. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  5. "Muere Obispo Emérito de Ponce Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver". San Juan. Puerto Rico: Primera Hora. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
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