Rubén González Medina

History
Ordination history of; Rubén González Medina
Ordained by
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

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

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Rubén Antonio González Medina

C.M.F.
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Rubén Antonio González Medina; C.M.F.
Bishop Emeritus of Ponce
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Ponce
Appointed	December 22, 2015
Installed	January 31, 2016
Retired	June 24, 2026
Predecessor	Félix Lázaro Martínez, Sch.P.
Successor	Geraldo Ramírez Torres
Previous post	Bishop of Caguas (2000-2015);
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	February 9, 1949 (age 77); Santurce, Puerto Rico, U.S.
Alma mater	Seminario Diocesano de Paso Ancho
Motto	Fijos los ojos en Jesus; (Eyes fixed on Jesus)

Rubén Antonio González Medina, C.M.F. (born February 9, 1949) is a Puerto Rican Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ponce from 2015 to 2026. 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. At age 17, in 1966, he entered the Claretian novitiate in Salvatierra, Álava, Spain, and professed temporary religious vows in 1967. From 1969 to 1973, he studied philosophy and completed his first year of theology in Colmenar Viejo, Community of Madrid. In 1972, González professed his perpetual vows as a member of the congregation and later completed his studies at 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, Bishop Álvaro 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] González is the Grand Prior of the Puerto Rico Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.^[3]

On June 24, 2026 Pope Leo XIV accepted his resignation after reaching the retirement age of 75. ^[4]