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Ángel Luis Ríos Matos (born October 5, 1956) is a Puerto Rican prelate priest of the
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who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Mayagüez in Puerto Rico since 2020.


Biography

Ángel Ríos Matos was born on October 5, 1956, in
Aguada, Puerto Rico Aguada (; , ), originally San Francisco de Asís de la Aguada, is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, located in the northwestern coastal valley region bordering the Atlantic Ocean, east of Rincón, south of Aguadilla, west of Moca; and no ...
. He received a
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degree from the
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico) is a private Roman Catholic university with its main campus in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It provides courses leading to Bachelor's, Master's and Docto ...
in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He later obtained
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degree from
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in Bogotá, Colombia and a
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degree from the same university. On January 11, 1985, Ríos Matos was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Mayagüez by Bishop Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas.
Pope Francis Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until Death and funeral of Pope Francis, his death in 2025. He was the fi ...
appointed Ríos Matos as bishop for the Diocese of Mayagüez on May 9, 2020. On August 1, 2020, Ríos Matos was consecrated and installed as bishop by Bishop
Álvaro Corrada del Río Álvaro Corrada del Río, S.J. (born May 13, 1942) is a Puerto Rican prelate of the Catholic Church and member of the Society of Jesus. Corrada served as the Bishop of Mayagüez from 2011 until his retirement in 2020. He previously served a ...


See also

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Historical list of the Catholic bishops of Puerto Rico This is a historical list of all Catholic Church, Roman Catholic bishops whose Episcopal see, sees were on the island of Puerto Rico, with links to the bishops who Consecration, consecrated them. It includes only members of the Puerto Rican Episco ...
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List of Catholic bishops of the United States The following is a list of bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States. The list also includes bishops in the American territories of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Cath ...
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References


External links


Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayaguez
(Official Site in Spanish)


Episcopal succession

1956 births Living people American Roman Catholic priests Bishops appointed by Pope Francis People from Aguada, Puerto Rico Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico alumni Pontificia Universidad Javeriana alumni Puerto Rican Roman Catholic bishops 21st-century Puerto Rican clergy Roman Catholic bishops of Mayaguez {{Caribbean-RC-bishop-stub