Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Puerto Rico (retired)
Carolina, Puerto Rico
The Rt. Rev. David Álvarez served as Bishop of the Diocese of Puerto Rico from 1989 until his retirement in 2013. Upon his election in 1987, he served as Bishop Coadjutor, Acting Bishop of Cuba, and as a member of the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church.
During his episcopate in the Diocese of Puerto Rico, he developed Episcopal Health Services with major hospitals, home care and hospice programs, Episcopal Social Services for abused children, and Episcopal Homes for the Elderly, which has three homes across the island. During his time, the diocese became financially self-sufficient and rejoined the General Convention and the Church Pension Plan for clergy and lay diocesan workers.
He was elected to his first term on The Church Pension Fund Board of Trustees in 2022.
Bishop Alvarez received an MDiv from the Seminario Episcopal del Caribe and a PsyD in Clinical Psychology from the Caribbean Center for Advanced Studies.
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