Ronald Gerard Connors

Ronald Gerard Connors (November 1, 1915 – November 27, 2002) was an American bishop in the Catholic Church. He served as the second bishop of the Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic from 1977 to 1991.

The Most Reverend Ronald Gerard Connors, C.Ss.R., D.D.
Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	San Juan de la Maguana
See	San Juan de la Maguana
Installed	July 20, 1977
Term ended	February 20, 1991
Predecessor	Tomás Francisco Reilly
Successor	José Dolores Grullón Estrella
Previous post(s)	Titular Bishop of Equizetum Coadjutor Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana
Orders
Ordination	June 22, 1941 by Stephen Joseph Donahue
Consecration	July 20, 1977 by Octavio Beras Rojas
Personal details
Born	(1915-11-01)November 1, 1915 Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died	November 27, 2002(2002-11-27) (aged 87)
Motto	Apacienta mis ovejas
Coat of arms

Ordination history of Ronald Gerard Connors
History Episcopal consecration Consecrated by Octavio Beras Rojas Date July 20, 1977
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by Ronald Gerard Connors as principal consecrator José Dolores Grullón Estrella June 22, 1991

Biography

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 appointed Connors as Titular Bishop of Equizetum and Coadjutor Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana on April 24, 1976. He was consecrated as a bishop on July 20, 1976,^[2] by Cardinal Octavio Beras Rojas, Archbishop of Santo Domingo. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Tomás Francisco Reilly 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 for a total of 15 years. His resignation was accepted by Pope John Paul II on February 20, 1991. Connors died at the age of 87 in 2002.^[1]