Roberto González Nieves
Roberto Octavio González Nieves | |
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| Archbishop of San Juan | |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of San Juan |
| Appointed | March 26, 1999 |
| Installed | May 8, 1999 |
| Predecessor | Luis Aponte Martínez |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 8, 1977 by Lorenzo Michele Joseph Graziano |
| Consecration | October 3, 1988 by Bernard Francis Law, John O'Connor, and Luis Aponte Martinez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 2, 1950 |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | |
| Motto | Vita per Jesum ('Life through Jesus') |
| Coat of arms | |
| Styles of Roberto Octavio Gonzalez Nieves | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
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.