Connecticut Latino leader appointed Bishop of Central Ecuador


Wednesday, March 22, 2006

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The Rt. Rev. Wilfrido Ramos-Orench will begin June 1 as provisional bishop, for missionary purposes, of the Diocese of Central Ecuador, which is part of the Episcopal Church USA.

[Episcopal News Service]  A Connecticut Episcopal bishop and Hartford-area Latino leader has been appointed to head the Episcopal Diocese of Central Ecuador. The Rt. Rev. Wilfrido Ramos-Orench will begin June 1 as provisional bishop, for missionary purposes, of the Diocese of Central Ecuador, which is part of the Episcopal Church USA. Bishop Ramos-Orench resigned as bishop suffragan in Connecticut effective May 31.

After time for personal prayer and discernment, and conversation with Diocesan Bishop Andrew D. Smith of Connecticut, as well as the office of the Episcopal Church's Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold, III, Ramos announced his decision to resign from his position in Connecticut and accept the appointment as provisional bishop. He made his announcement March 22, the last day of the regularly scheduled House of Bishops meeting in North Carolina. The House of Bishops voted to accept the resignation. His appointment has been accepted and welcomed in the Diocese of Central Ecuador.

 "I'm excited, but sad about leaving," he said, in a phone conversation from the House of Bishops meeting. "I've been so much a part of the life and ministry of the Diocese of Connecticut, I'll miss that. But I'm excited about the challenges of Central Ecuador. It's a rebuilding, a healing ministry, bringing hope, restoring the life of the Diocese. That's what I feel called to do."

Ramos-Orench has served as bishop suffragan (assistant) in the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut since October 2000. He has been part of a team of three bishops who oversee the mission and ministry of the Diocese of Connecticut, the fifth largest of 110 dioceses in The Episcopal Church.

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 The Installation of the Rt. Rev. Wilfrido Ramos-Orench as Missionary Bishop of the Diocese of Central Ecuador

 

 

 

 

 

 

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