Early Life and Education
Aponte was born August 4, 1957 in Bridgeport, Connecticut of Roman Catholic Puerto Rican parents. Aponte attended public schools in Bridgeport, CT, graduating from Bassick High School in 1975. His family is from Salinas, Puerto Rico between Guayama and Ponce on the southern side of Puerto Rico. His father Domingo David Aponte was born in Coamo. His mother Ana Raquel Ortiz was born in Salinas.
Aponte received a B.A. in Biblical and Theological Studies from Gordon College (Massachusetts) in 1979, a M.A. in Theological Studies with a concentration in Old Testament from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 1982, a M.A. in Religion in 1994 and Ph.D. in religion in 1998 both from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is an ordained minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
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