Pope Francis has named Bishop Ruben Antonio Gonzalez Medina, C.M.F., of Caguas, Puerto Rico, as bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
He succeeds Bishop Felix Lazaro Martinez, Sch. P., whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese upon reaching the age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
The Diocese of Ponce has a Catholic population of around 490,000, served by 112 priests, and approximately 100 deacons and 250 religious.
