Rubén González Medina
| The Most Reverend Rubén González Medina, C.M.F. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Ponce | |
 | |
| Church | Roman Catholicism |
| Province | San Juan |
| Diocese | Ponce |
| Appointed | December 22, 2015 |
| Installed | January 31, 2016 |
| Predecessor | Felix Lázaro Martínez, Sch.P. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 9, 1949 Santurce, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality | American |
| Previous post | Bishop of Caguas (2001-2016) |
| Alma mater | Seminario Diocesano de Paso Ancho |
| Ordination history of | |
|---|---|
Diaconal ordination | |
| Ordained by | Ignacio Nazareno Trejos Picado |
| Date of ordination | September 8, 1974 |
| Place of ordination | Costa Rica |
Priestly ordination | |
| Date of ordination | February 9, 1975 |
Episcopal consecration | |
| Principal consecrator | Luis Aponte Martínez |
| Date of consecration | February 4, 2001 |
| Place of consecration | Cathedral Dulce Nombre de Jesus, Caguas, Puerto Rico |
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. He was appointed Bishop of Caguas by Pope John Paul II on 12 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.<ref name=CH /[2]
In 2015, González was transferred by Pope Francis to head the Diocese of Ponce.[3]
References
- ↑ "Obispo". Diócesis de Caguas.(Spanish)
- ↑ "Bishop Ruben Antonio González Medina, C.M.F.". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ↑