Rubén González Medina

Rubén Antonio González Medina, C.M.F. (born February 9, 1949) is a Puerto Rican born American prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Ponce in Puerto Rico since 2016. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Caguas in Puerto Rico from 2000 to 2015.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Rubén Antonio González Medina

C.M.F.
Bishop of Ponce
ChurchCatholic Church
DiocesePonce
AppointedDecember 22, 2015
InstalledJanuary 31, 2016
PredecessorFélix Lázaro Martínez, Sch.P.
Orders
OrdinationFebruary 9, 1975
by Ignacio Nazareno Trejos Picado
ConsecrationFebruary 4, 2001
by Luis Aponte Martinez, François Bacqué, and Roberto González Nieves
Personal details
Born (1949-02-09) February 9, 1949
Santurce, Puerto Rico, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Previous post(s)
Alma materSeminario Diocesano de Paso Ancho
MottoFijos los ojos en Jesus
(Eyes fixed on Jesus)
Styles of
Rubén Antonio González Medina
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Ordination history of
Rubén González Medina
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained byIgnacio Nazareno Trejos Picado
DateSeptember 8, 1974
PlaceCosta Rica
Priestly ordination
DateFebruary 9, 1975
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byLuis Aponte Martínez
DateFebruary 4, 2001
PlaceCatedral Dulce Nombre de Jesus, Caguas, Puerto Rico

Biography

Early life

Rubén 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, González 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]

Priesthood

González was ordained a deacon in Costa Rica on September 8, 1974. He received his ordination as a priest of the Claretian Order from Bishop Ignacio Nazareno Trejos Picado in Costa Rica on February 9, 1975. González was elected as the local superior of the Claretian Missionaries of the Antilles in 1999.

Bishop of Caguas

González was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Caguas by Pope John Paul II on December 12, 2000, taking over from the apostolic administrator, BishopÁlvaro Corrada del Río, S.J.. González was consecrated by Cardinal Luis Aponte Martínez on February 4, 2001.[2]

Bishop of Ponce

On December 22, 2015, González was appointed by Pope Francis as bishop of the Diocese of Ponce; he was installed on January 31, 2016.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Obispo". Diócesis de Caguas (in Spanish).
  2. "Bishop Ruben Antonio González Medina, C.M.F." Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved January 31, 2016. [self-published]
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