His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Ángel Luis Ríos Matos
Bishop of Mayagüez
DioceseMayagüez
AppointedMay 9, 2020
InstalledAugust 1, 2020
PredecessorÁlvaro Corrada del Río
Orders
OrdinationJanuary 11, 1985
by Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas
ConsecrationAugust 1, 2020
by Álvaro Corrada del Río, Roberto González Nieves, and Rubén González Medina
Personal details
Born (1956-10-05) October 5, 1956
Aguada, Puerto Rico, US
MottoCon temor y temblor
(With fear and trembling)
Styles of
Ángel Luis Ríos Matos
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Ángel Luis Ríos Matos (born October 5, 1956) is a Puerto Rican born American prelate priest of the Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Mayagüez in Puerto Rico since 2020.

Biography

Ángel Ríos Matos was born on October 5, 1956, in Aguada, Puerto Rico. He received a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He later obtained Bachelor of Theology degree from Pontifical Xavierian University in Bogotá, Colombia and a Doctor of Canon Law degree from the same university.

On January 11, 1985, Ríos Matos was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Mayagüez by Bishop Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas. Pope Francis appointed Ríos Matos as bishop for the Diocese of Mayagüez on May 9, 2020.[1][2][3] On August 1, 2020, Ríos Matos was consecrated and installed as bishop by Bishop Álvaro Corrada del Río

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 09.05.2020". Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  2. ↑ "[Actualizado] Sacerdote Aguadeño: nuevo Obispo de la Diócesis de Mayagüez". Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Diócesis de Mayagüez tiene nuevo Obispo". Retrieved May 9, 2020.

Episcopal succession


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