The Diocese of Southeast Florida has announced the death of the Rt. Rev. Emilio Hernandez, the sixth Bishop of Cuba. The bishop died of cancer on April 19. He was 92.
His son, Alejandro, is rector of Iglesia Todos Los Santos in Miami.
The Rt. Rev. Peter Eaton, Bishop of Southeast Florida, will preside at a funeral for Bishop Hernandez at noon April 28 at Todos Los Santos, 1023 S.W. 27th Ave., Miami.
Matthew Townsend is a Halifax-based freelance journalist and volunteer advocate for survivors of sexual misconduct in Anglican settings. He served as editor of the Anglican Journal from 2019 to 2021 and communications missioner for the Anglican Diocese of Quebec from 2019 to 2022. He and his wife recently entered catechism class in the Orthodox Church in America.