Luis Aponte Martínez
Puerto Rican prelate
Luis Aponte Martínez was a Puerto Rican Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of San Juan from 1965 to 1999. He is the only Puerto Rican to have been named a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He participated as an elector in the two conclaves... Wikipedia
Born: August 4, 1922, Lajas, Puerto Rico
Died: April 10, 2012 (age 89 years), San Juan, Puerto Rico
Created cardinal: March 5, 1973; by Paul VI