Agustin Roman

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name = Bishop Agustin Roman


religion = Catholic Church
See = Miami
Title = Auxiliary Bishop of Miami " [Retired] "
Period = January 25, 1979 — 2004
consecration =
ordination = July 5, 1959
bishops =
date of birth = May 5, 1928
place of birth = Havana, Cuba|

Agustin Roman (born Agustin Alejo Roman-Rodriguez on May 5, 1928 in San Antonio de los Baños, Havana, Cuba) is the retired Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami.

His parents were Rosendo Román and Juana M. Rodríguez. He studied philosophy at the San Alberto Magno Seminary in Matanzas and then studied theology at the Seminary of the Fathers of Foreign Missions in Montreal, Canada. He received an MS degree in Human Resources from St. Thomas University. He also received an MS degree in Theology from St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary.

He was ordained a priest on July 5, 1959 and assigned to the Diocese of Matanzas. He was assigned to the parishes of Coliseo-Lagunillas and Pedro Betancourt and Spiritual Director of Juventud Católica. He was expelled from Cuba on September 17, 1961 by the Communist regime along with another 130 priests and the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Havana, Eduardo Tomas Boza-Masvidal, on the Spanish ship Cavadonga. From 1962 to 1966, he was Spiritual Director and Professor at the Institute of Humanities in Temuco, Chile. He was also assigned to the parish of Espíritu in Temuco. From 1967 to 1973, he was the chaplain of Mercy Hospital in Miami.

On January 25, 1979, he was named by Pope John Paul II as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami. He was consecrated as bishop by Mons. Edward Anthony McCarthy, Archbishop of Miami. He retired his post as required by Canonical Law upon reaching retirement age.

References

* [http://www.miamiarchdiocese.org/ip.asp?op=A101030 Archdiocese of Miami bio]