Ramos was born on May 4, 1940,[1] and is a native of Yauco, Puerto Rico.
[citation needed] He was consecrated on October 14, 2000[2] as the 960th bishop in order of consecration of the Episcopal Church of the United States and served as suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Connecticut.
[4] On January 25, 2014, Ramos was appointed the provisional bishop of the Diocese of Puerto Rico.
One of them, his brother José Antonio Ramos-Orench, delivered the homily.
[citation needed] On January 25, 2014, his appointment as provisional bishop of Puerto Rico was ratified by a large majority of the Diocesan Assembly.