Ronald Gerard Connors

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
In office	July 20, 1977—February 20, 1991
Predecessor	Tomás Francisco Reilly, C.Ss.R
Successor	José Dolores Grullón Estrella
Orders
Ordination	June 22, 1941
Consecration	July 20, 1977 by Octavio Beras Rojas
Personal details
Born	November 1, 1915 Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died	November 27, 2002 (aged 87)
Previous post	Titular Bishop of Equizetum Coadjutor Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana

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 1977-1991.

Biography

Ronald 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, C.Ss.R. of San Juan de la Maguana and Edwin Broderick, of Albany, New York.^[1] 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 Saint John Paul II on February 20, 1991. He died at the age of 87 in 2002

References

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

Episcopal lineage
Consecrated by:	Octavio Beras Rojas
Consecrator of
Bishop	Date of consecration
José Dolores Grullón Estrella	June 22, 1991