Príamo Tejeda

Dominican Roman Catholic prelate (1934–2024)
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Most Reverend

Príamo Tejeda
Bishop Emeritus of Baní
Tejeda, c. 2007
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
MetropolisRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Baní
Installed8 November 1986
Term ended13 December 1997
PredecessorFirst
SuccessorFreddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martínez
Orders
Ordination11 May 1966
by Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas
Consecration13 July 1975
by Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas
Personal details
Born
Príamo Pericles Tejeda Rosario

(1934-04-20)20 April 1934
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Died17 May 2024(2024-05-17) (aged 90)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
NationalityDominican
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo and Titular Bishop of Gilba (1975–1986)
MottoFE Y OBEDIENCIA
Coat of armsPríamo Tejeda's coat of arms
Styles of
Príamo Pericles Tejeda Rosario
Reference style
  • His Excellency
  • The Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Príamo Pericles Tejeda Rosario (20 April 1934 – 17 May 2024) was a Dominican Roman Catholic prelate. He was auxiliary bishop of Santo Domingo and titular of Gilba from 1975 to 1986 and first bishop of Baní from 1986 to 1997.

In his pastoral government, he founded the Monastery of the Discalced Carmelites of Baní, the Diocesan Brothers of Evangelization and the Dr. Rafael A. Miranda Mother and Child Center, in front of the Luis E. Aybar hospital in the city of Santo Domingo.[1] In 2007 he was accused of sexual abuse by a 42-year-old Cuban man.[2][3]

Tejeda died in Santo Domingo on 17 May 2024, at the age of 90.[4]

References

  1. ^ Celebran bodas de oro monseñor Príamo Tejeda
  2. ^ Monseñor Príamo Tejeda es acusado de abuso sexual en EE.UU
  3. ^ La iglesia dominicana registra casos graves de abuso sexual contra niños
  4. ^ Fallece monseñor Príamo Pericles Tejeda, obispo emérito de Baní
  • Príamo Pericles Tejeda Rosario at Catholic Hierarchy
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
First
Bishop of Baní
1986–1997
Succeeded by
Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martínez
Preceded by
Honoré Van Waeyenbergh
Titular Bishop of Gilba
1975–1986
Succeeded by
Joseph Lafontant