Press Release
Funeral arrangements set for Archbishop Pedro Meurice, 79
Retired archbishop of Santiago de Cuba died in Miami July 21
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Communications Department - Archdiocese of Miami
MIAMI (July 21, 2011) – The Archdiocese of Miami will be holding funeral services for Archbishop Pedro Meurice, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cuba, who died the morning of July 21 at Mercy Hospital in Miami.
Visitation will be held at the Shrine of Our Lady of Charity on Saturday, July 23, and Sunday, July 24, from 12 noon to 10 p.m. both days. The shrine is located at 3609 South Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida 33133. The funeral Mass will be held at St. Michael the Archangel Church on Monday, July 25, at 10 a.m. The church is located at 2987 West Flagler Street, Miami, Florida 33135.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski will be the main celebrant of the Mass, joined by Bishop Agustín Román, auxiliary bishop emeritus of Miami; Archbishop Dionisio García, Archbishop Meurice’s successor in Santiago; Bishop Arturo Gonzalez of Santa Clara, Cuba; and other bishops and priests.
Archbishop Meurice was born Feb. 23, 1932 in San Luis, Santiago de Cuba. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Santiago on June 26, 1955 and was appointed auxiliary bishop there on July 1, 1967. (He was ordained a bishop Aug. 30, 1967). Three years later, on July 4, 1970, he succeeded Archbishop Enrique Perez Serantes – who had ordained him both priest and bishop – as archbishop of Santiago, Cuba’s primatial see. He retired from his position as archbishop on Feb. 10, 2007.
Archbishop Meurice is survived by one brother, Electo, and two sisters, Pilar and Clara, all of whom live in Miami, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Burial will be in Cuba although those arrangements have not been finalized.
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