Nelson J. Perez
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Nelson Jesus Perez |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Center Bishop-Designate of Cleveland |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Cincinnati |
| Diocese | Cleveland |
| See | Cleveland |
| Appointed | July 11, 2017 |
| Installed | September 5, 2017 |
| Predecessor | Richard Gerard Lennon |
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| Ordination | May 20, 1989 |
| Consecration | July 25, 2012 by William Murphy, Charles J. Chaput, and Paul Henry Walsh |
| Personal details | |
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June 16, 1961 Miami, Florida |
| Motto | CONFIDE ET SPERA |
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Styles of Nelson Jesus Perez |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Nelson Jesus Perez (born June 16, 1961) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who was appointed as the Bishop of Cleveland on July 11, 2017 and will be officially installed as the 11th Bishop of Cleveland on September 5, 2017.
Bishop Nelson Jesus Perez, M. Div., M.A., was born in Miami, Florida, on June 16, 1961 to David and Emma Perez. He attended P.S. Number 4 and Memorial High School in West New York, New Jersey. Bishop Perez earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Montclair State University in 1983 and taught at Colegio La Piedad, a Catholic elementary school in Puerto Rico, prior to entering St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. There he earned a Master of Arts and a Master of Divinity Degree in 1988 and 1989 respectively.
Nelson Jesus Perez was ordained to the priesthood of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on May 20, 1989.
His first assignment after ordination was as parochial vicar of Saint Ambrose Parish, Philadelphia (1989–1993). He also served as Assistant Director of the Office for Hispanic Catholics (1990–1993); as the founding director of the Catholic Institute for Evangelization (1993–2002); as pastor of Saint William Parish, Philadelphia (2002–2009) and most recently as pastor of Saint Agnes Parish, West Chester.
In 1998, he was named Chaplain to His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, with the title of Monsignor. In 2009, he was named a Prelate of Honor by Pope Benedict XVI.
On June 8, 2012, Perez was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre by Pope Benedict XVI. He received his episcopal consecration on July 25, 2012. His titular see is Catrum. Perez was auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre from 2012-2017.
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