▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Catholic ▁University ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁– ▁P once ▁( PU CP R ) ▁where ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁philosophy ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁the ▁nov iti ate , ▁he ▁made ▁temporary ▁profession ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁He ▁began ▁the ology ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Car ib bean ▁Domin ican ▁Studies ▁( C ED OC ) ▁in ▁Bay am on . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁disp ens ation ▁of ▁the ▁temporary ▁v ows ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁dioc es an ▁sem inary ▁Jesus ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁A reci bo . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁studies ▁in ▁The ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Navar ra . ▁He ▁received ▁dia con al ▁ord ination ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁the ▁priest ly ▁ord ination ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁M ons , ▁Ul ises ▁A ure lio ▁Cas iano ▁V arg as , ▁Apost ol ic ▁Administr ator ▁of ▁the ▁dioc ese . ▁His ▁first ▁assignment ▁was ▁as ▁Vic ar ▁of ▁the ▁C athedral ▁of ▁A reci bo . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Fig u ero a ▁Mor ales ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood . ▁ ▁A ux ili ary ▁Bishop ▁of ▁San ▁Juan ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁appointed ▁Fig u ero a ▁Mor ales ▁auxili ary ▁bishop