Rubén González Medina
Rubén Antonio González Medina | |
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| Bishop of Ponce | |
| Church | Roman Catholicism |
| Diocese | Ponce |
| Appointed | December 22, 2015 |
| Installed | January 31, 2016 |
| Predecessor | Félix Lázaro Martínez, Sch.P. |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | February 9, 1975 by Ignacio Nazareno Trejos Picado |
| Consecration | February 4, 2001 by Luis Aponte Martinez, François Bacqué, and Roberto González Nieves |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 9, 1949 Santurce, Puerto Rico, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Caguas (2001-2016) |
| Alma mater | Seminario Diocesano de Paso Ancho |
| Motto | FIJOS LOS OJOS EN JESÚS |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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Rubén Antonio González Medina, C.M.F. (born February 9, 1949) is a Puerto Rican prelate of the Catholic Church. He currently serves as the Bishop of the Diocese of Ponce.
Biography[]
Early life[]
González was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, on February 9, 1949. In 1966, at 17 years of age, he was admitted to the Claretian novitiate in Salvatierra, Álava, Spain, and professed temporary religious vows in 1967. He then studied, from 1969 to 1973, philosophy and the first year of theology in Colmenar Viejo, Community of Madrid. In 1972 he professed his perpetual vows as a member of the congregation, and then completed his studies in the diocesan seminary of Paso Ancho, Costa Rica.[1]
Ecclesiastical career[]
González was ordained a deacon in Costa Rica on September 8, 1974, and a Catholic priest on his birthday in 1975. He was elected as the local superior of the Claretian Missionaries of the Antilles in 1999.
Bishop of Caguas[]
He was appointed Bishop of Caguas by Pope John Paul II on December 12, 2000, to take over the charge of the diocese from its Apostolic Administrator, Álvaro Corrada del Río, S.J., for which he was ordained a bishop by Cardinal Luis Aponte Martínez on February 4, 2001.[2]
Bishop of Ponce[]
On December 22, 2015, González was appointed by Pope Francis to head the Diocese of Ponce and was installed on January 31, 2016.[2]
See also[]
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of Puerto Rico
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References[]
- ^ "Obispo". Diócesis de Caguas (in Spanish).
- ^ a b "Bishop Ruben Antonio González Medina, C.M.F." Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved January 31, 2016. [self-published]
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- Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce (Official Site in Spanish)
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- 1949 births
- Living people
- People from Santurce, Puerto Rico
- Claretian bishops
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Puerto Rico
- Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II
- Roman Catholic bishops of Caguas
- Roman Catholic bishops of Ponce