and the Graduate Theological Foundation (Puerto Rico). Regis College in Massachusetts awarded him its Presidential Medal in 2000. Fordham awarded him its Sapientia et Doctrina award in recognition of his contributions to Hispanic ministry in 2009. References External links Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico (Official Site in Spanish) 1950 births Living people Religious leaders from Texas 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Puerto Rico People from San Juan, Puerto Rico Siena College alumni Fordham University alumni Washington Theological Union alumni American Friars Minor Puerto Rican sociologists Franciscan bishops Roman Catholic archbishops of San Juan de Puerto Rico