Miami Auxiliary Bishop Román Retires

WASHINGTON, D.C., JUNE 9, 2003 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II has accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Agustín Román of Miami, who turned 75 last month.

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Agustín Román was born in Havana on May 5, 1928. He did seminary studies in Florida and Montreal. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Mantanzas, Cuba, in July 1959.

Bishop Román was appointed auxiliary of Miami, Florida, in 1979.

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