Bishop Felix Pepen

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The Dominican Republic lost one of its historical figures over the weekend with the passing of Bishop Feliz Pepen, the first bishop of Higuey. The bishop was buried in the Altagracia Basilica in Higuey, and the funeral was presided over by Nicolas de Jesus Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez. The Dominican Council of Bishops assisted in the Mass celebrated in the nation's landmark cathedral. A man of extremely low profile, Pepen became famous after reading an Episcopal letter that sharply criticized the Trujillo dictatorship in 1960. Although the famous letter was signed by bishops Pepen, Thomas O'Reilly, Monsignor Panal and Cardinal Octavio Beras, the author of condemnation of the dictatorship was Father Vicente Rubio, also now deceased, a Spanish Jesuit based in Santo Domingo.

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