Rubén Antonio González Medina
Rubén Antonio González Medina CMF (born February 9, 1949 in Santurce ) is a Puerto Rican religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Ponce .
Life
Rubén Antonio González Medina joined the order of the Claretians and was ordained a priest on February 9, 1975 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Caguas on December 12, 2000 . The old archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico , Luis Cardinal Aponte Martínez , donated him episcopal ordination on February 4th of the next year ; Co- consecrators were François Robert Bacqué , Apostolic Nuncio in the Dominican Republic , and Roberto Octavio González Nieves OFM , Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico.
On December 22, 2015, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Ponce . The inauguration took place on January 31 of the following year.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Ponce (Porto Rico) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , December 22, 2015, accessed December 22, 2015 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Félix Lázaro Martinez SchP |
Bishop of Ponce since 2015 |
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| Enrique Manuel Hernández Rivera |
Bishop of Caguas 2000-2015 |
Eusebio Ramos Morales |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | González Medina, Rubén Antonio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | González Medina, Rubén |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Puerto Rican clergyman and Roman Catholic Bishop of Ponce |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santurce |