Pope Francis today named a new bishop for the diocese of La Guairain Venezuela: Bishop Pablo González, 65 years old, current bishop of Guasdualito.
Bishop González succeeds Bishop Raúl Biord Castillo, recently appointed metropolitan archbishop of Caracas, in the diocese of La Guaira.
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His appointment is framed in a tense political and social climate in Venezuela, one day before the swearing-in of the next president of the Republic, for the period 2025-2031.
Mons. González was born in the city of San Antonio de los Altos, a few kilometers from Caracas. He has a degree in Education from the Simón Rodríguez University of Caracas and a degree in Pastoral Theology from the Pontifical University of Salamanca in Spain.
He made his perpetual profession as a Salesian religious on September 3, 1983 and was ordained a priest on July 26, 1986.
Since then, he has held various important positions in the Venezuelan Church, as parish priest in San Juan Bosco in Valencia (1995-2002), parish priest in San Francisco de Sales in Caracas (2002-2005) and in San Juan Bosco de Los Teques ( 2005-2008).
In addition, he received episcopal ordination on December 3, 2015, becoming the first bishop of Guasdualito, in the plains of the country. He is also a member of the Permanent Commission of the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference (CEV), as well as president of the Episcopal Commission for Culture and Cultural Heritage.
Andres Henriquez
I have been a writer for ACI Prensa and a correspondent for EWTN since 2023. Since then, I have covered events in the Catholic Church in Venezuela and Latin America. I have more than 5 years of experience in bilingual media. Additionally, in Venezuela I have worked with non-governmental organizations in favor of freedom and respect for human rights in the country. I have been a member of the Regnum Christi Federation since 2014.