Manuel Aurelio Cruz | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of Newark Titular Bishop of Gaguari | |
| Archdiocese | Newark |
| Appointed | June 9, 2008 |
| Installed | September 8, 2008 |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Gaguari |
| Previous post(s) | Vice President of Mission and Ministry for Catholic Health and Human Services Director of the Archdiocesan Office of Pastoral Care Chaplain of His Holiness Parochial Vicar of Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart Member of the Archdiocesan Vocations Committee Parochial Vicar of Holy Rosary Church, Elizabeth, NJ |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 31, 1980 by Peter Leo Gerety |
| Consecration | September 8, 2008 by John Joseph Myers, Peter Leo Gerety, and David Arias Pérez |
| Rank | Titular Bishop of Gaguari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 2, 1953 Havana, Cuba |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology |
| Motto | Caritas (Charity) |
| Styles of Manuel Aurelio Cruz | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Manuel Aurelio Cruz (born December 2, 1953) is a Cuban-born American Catholic prelate who has served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark since 2008. He survived an attack at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in 2017.