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José Trinidad González Rodríguez

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José Trinidad González Rodríguez
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara
Appointed21 February 1997
Term ended21 April 2015
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Menefessi (1997–2024)
Orders
Ordination2 April 1972
Consecration19 March 1997
by Juan Sandoval Íñiguez
Personal details
Born(1943-09-12)12 September 1943
Died1 April 2024(2024-04-01) (aged 80)
MottoIn nomine Dei

José Trinidad González Rodríguez (12 September 1943 – 1 April 2024) was a Mexican Roman Catholic prelate.

Biography

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González Rodríguez received the sacrament of holy orders on 2 April 1972. He was a parochial vicar in Cuquío, Jalisco and a teacher and trainer in the diocesan seminary. He earned a licentiate in dogmatic theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University and a doctorate in theological anthropology from the Universidad Pontificia de México. As a parochial vicar in the Madre de Dios region, he was an advisor and ecclesiastical assistant to several lay movements, especially the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement.[1]

On 21 February 1997, Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Menefessi and appointed him auxiliary bishop in Guadalajara. The Archbishop of Guadalajara, cardinal Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, ordained him bishop on 19 March of the same year. He was involved in the diocesan commission of lay organizations and was president of the Council for Economic Affairs and the Council for Beatification and Canonization. In the Mexican episcopate, he was a member of the Permanent Council, a delegate for the Ecclesiastical Province of Guadalajara, an advisor to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement, a member of the Episcopal Commission before the Universidad Pontificia de México (UPM) and a UPM delegate to the Episcopal Commission for Vocations and Offices.[2]

González Rodríguez served as the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guadalajara from 1997 to 2015 when pope Francis accepted his request to resign for health reasons.[3][4]

González Rodríguez died on 1 April 2024, at the age of 80.[5]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara
1997–2015
Succeeded by
Preceded by Titular Bishop of Menefessi
1997–2024
Succeeded by
Vacant