Juan Miguel Betancourt

The Reverend
Juan Miguel Betancourt
S.E.M.V., STL
Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Hartford
Archdiocese Hartford
Appointed September 18, 2018
Orders
Ordination April 21, 2001
Personal details
Birth name Juan Miguel Betancourt Torres
Born (1970-06-01) June 1, 1970
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Previous post Professor of Scripture at the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity
Motto Ecce agnus Dei

Juan Miguel Betancourt, S.E.M.V., STL, (born June 1, 1970 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican religious and appointed Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford. He speaks English, Spanish, and Italian.

Biography

Early life and priesthood

Juan Miguel Betancourt was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on June 1, 1970 to Miguel and Gloria Betancourt. He is the oldest of three children. He joined the Servants of the Eucharist and of the Blessed Virgin Mary on January 1, 1992, and took perpetual vows on August 6, 2000. On April 21, 2001, he was ordained a priest.

He received a licentiate in sacred scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome in 2005. From 2005 to 2006, he taught at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico and Regina Cleri Major Seminary.

In 2006, Fr. Betancourt was assigned by his order to be the pastor of St. Francis de Sales parish in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Starting in 2006, he also taught scripture at the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity in St. Paul, MN and also served as a formation director, vice-rector, and assistant academic dean. He taught undergraduate theology at the University of St. Thomas from 2006 through 2009.

Episcopacy

On September 18, 2018, Pope Francis appointed him titular bishop of Curzola and auxiliary bishop of Hartford.[1] He will be consecrated as bishop on October 18, 2018.[2] [3] HE will be consecrated by Archbishop Leonard Paul Blair of Hartford, Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese of Military Services, and Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens, Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nomina dell'Ausiliare di Hartford (USA)" (in Italian). Press Office of the Holy See. 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  2. ↑ "Pope Francis Names Rev. Juan Miguel Betancourt, S.E.M.V., as Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford". Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Pope Names Fr. Juan Miguel Betancourt Torres Auxiliary Bishop for Archdiocese of Hartford". Retrieved September 18, 2018.


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