José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León
José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León | |
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| Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg |
| See | Manzini |
| Appointed | 29 November 2013 |
| Installed | 26 January 2014 |
| Predecessor | Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2 August 1986 |
| Consecration | 18 April 2009 by James Patrick Green |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León 8 May 1961 Buenos Aires, Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Styles of José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | His Lordship |
| Religious style | Bishop |
José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León (Consolata Missionaries), (born 8 May 1961), is an Argentine-born South African Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manzini, eSwatini since November 2013. He was appointed bishop by Pope Benedict XVI on 24 November 2008. He was consecrated at Mtubatuba, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa on 18 April 2009. He served as the Apostolic Vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate of Ingwavuma, South Africa from 24 November 2008 until 30 April 2016. He concurrently served as Titular Bishop of Maturba from 24 November 2008 until 29 November 2013.