The Rt. Rev. Wilfrido Ramos Orench

The Rt. Rev. Wilfrido Ramos Orench is Provisional Bishop of Puerto Rico. He had previously served as Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Puerto Rico (2013), Provisional Bishop of the Diocese of Ecuador (2006-2009) and Bishop Suffragan in the Diocese of Connecticut (2000-2006). From July 2009 to November 2013 he was Officer of The Episcopal Church for Province IX.

Bishop Ramos’ passion for social justice and environmental issues has led him to serve God and the Church in many different contexts. Born and raised in Yauco, Puerto Rico, where he currently resides, he was called to serve as Latino Missioner in the Diocese of Connecticut in 1984. After his consecration in Connecticut, he later served on Executive Council, the Commission on World Mission and the Board of Trustees of General Theological Seminary. He taught at Hartford Seminary and served as a Trustee. He has been President of the Episcopal Urban Caucus and a member of CETALC (Commission on Theological Education for Latin America and the Caribbean).

He graduated from Catholic University of Puerto Rico in 1962 with a concentration in Social Sciences and Humanities. He earned his Master of Divinity from the Episcopal Seminary of the Caribbean in 1966 and was ordained to the diaconate and then to the priesthood that year in the Diocese of Puerto Rico. He studied Psychology and Religion at General Theological Seminary in New York in 1972 and completed a Doctor of Ministry degree in Marriage and Family at Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, in 1993.

Bishop Ramos has been married to Marling Gotay Colon for the past 32 years. He has five children from a previous marriage and she has three. They have 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. His older brother Jose Antonio is former Bishop of the Diocese of Costa Rica.