Roberto González Nieves


Roberto Octavio González Nieves

Archbishop of San Juan
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of San Juan
AppointedMarch 26, 1999
InstalledMay 8, 1999
PredecessorLuis Aponte Martínez
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationMay 8, 1977
by Lorenzo Michele Joseph Graziano
ConsecrationOctober 3, 1988
by Bernard Francis Law, John O'Connor, and Luis Aponte Martinez
Personal details
Born (1950-06-02) June 2, 1950
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma mater
MottoVita per Jesum ('Life through Jesus')
Coat of arms
Styles of
Roberto Octavio Gonzalez Nieves
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Roberto Octavio González Nieves OFM (born June 2, 1950) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico since 1999.

González previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston from 1988 to 1995, and as Bishop of Corpus Christi from 1997 to 1999 after two years as coadjutor. He devoted his first decade as a priest to pastoral work in the Bronx, New York City.