Rubén González Medina

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.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Rubén Antonio González Medina

C.M.F.
Bishop of Ponce
ChurchRoman Catholicism
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 postBishop of Caguas (2001-2016)
Alma materSeminario Diocesano de Paso Ancho
MottoFIJOS LOS OJOS EN JESÚS
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

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

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]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Félix Lázaro Martínez		 Bishop of Ponce
2015–Present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Enrique Manuel Hernández Rivera		 Bishop of Caguas
2000–2015		 Succeeded by
Eusebio Ramos Morales
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