Belen Jesuit Preparatory School

Belen 2024 Hall of Fame Class Announced

Teresa Martinez | Director of Communications
The Belen Jesuit Hall of Fame Committee is excited to announce the 15 inductees for the class of 2024. These individuals represent the Jesuit values and traditions that have been the foundation of our school since 1854.

  • Carlos Barquín
  • Carlos Batlle '80
  • Pablo Carreño '42+
  • Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll+
  • Fr. Richard Chisholm, S.J. '25+
  • Carlos M. and Rosa de la Cruz
  • Manuel Díaz '73 
  • Mike Fernández
  • Andrés '60 and Lucila Jiménez 
  • Fr. Francisco Pérez-Lerena, S.J. '44
  • Raúl and Nidia Rodríguez+
  • Dr. Eduardo Rodríguez '84
  • Francisco Ruíz '73
  • Bishop Enrique San Pedro, S.J.+ '41
  • Roberto Suárez '46+

“These individuals represent our core values - Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam, Magis, and Cura Personalis,” said Fr. Willie ‘87. “Throughout our extraordinary history, there have been so many that have helped shape the school into what it is today. Belen was built on the shoulders of giants, and through the Hall of Fame, we hope to highlight those individuals who have truly left their mark on the school.” 

The purpose of the Hall of Fame is to recognize members of the community who participated, excelled, developed, or supported the Belen community. Through their life endeavors, they have exemplified the Catholic-Jesuit values of Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, El Colegio de Belén, and the Jesuit schools of Cuba. The inaugural ceremony was held in 2022. Since then, forty individuals or couples have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Click here to learn more about them. 

The Hall of Fame will host a banquet and induction ceremony on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at the InterContinental Miami. Tickets for the ceremony will go on sale Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at 9 a.m. on our webpage. Each inductee will be highlighted on social media every week from December 1, 2023, until March 8, 2024.
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BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: communications@belenjesuit.org
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School was founded in 1854 in Havana, Cuba, by Queen Isabel II of Spain.  The task of educating students was assigned to the priests and brothers of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), whose teaching tradition is synonymous with academic excellence and spiritual discipline.  In 1961, the new political regime of Cuba confiscated the school's property and expelled the Jesuit faculty.  The School was re-established in Miami the same year, and over the next decade, continued to grow. Today, Belen Jesuit is situated on a 34-acre site in western Dade County, just minutes away from downtown Miami.