Rubén González Medina

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Rubén Antonio González Medina C.M.F.
Bishop of Ponce
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Ponce
Appointed	December 22, 2015
Installed	January 31, 2016
Predecessor	Félix Lázaro Martínez, Sch.P.
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Caguas (2001-2016)
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	(1949-02-09) February 9, 1949 Santurce, Puerto Rico, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Seminario Diocesano de Paso Ancho
Motto	Fijos los ojos en Jesus (Eyes fixed on Jesus)

Styles of Rubén Antonio González Medina
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Ordination history of Rubén González Medina
History Diaconal ordination Ordained by Ignacio Nazareno Trejos Picado Date September 8, 1974 Place Costa Rica Priestly ordination Date February 9, 1975 Episcopal consecration Consecrated by Luis Aponte Martínez Date February 4, 2001 Place Catedral Dulce Nombre de Jesus, Caguas, Puerto Rico

Rubén Antonio González Medina, C.M.F. (born February 9, 1949) is a Puerto Rican Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Ponce since 2016. He previously served as Bishop of Caguas from 2000 to 2015. He is a members of the Claretians.

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.

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.

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.

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of Puerto Rico
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce (Official Site in Spanish)