Walter Guillén Soto
Walter Guillén Soto | |
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Bishop of Gracias | |
Church | Catholic |
Diocese | Gracias |
Appointed | 27 April 2021 |
Installed | 11 June 2021 |
Predecessor | none |
Previous post(s) | • Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa • Titular Bishop of Nasbinca • Private secretary of archbishop of Tegucigalpa • Rector of the "San Juan Bosco Shrine" of Tegucigalpa • General chaplain of the Catholic University of Honduras |
Orders | |
Ordination | 5 November 1988 |
Personal details | |
Born | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 6 December 1961
Alma mater | Universidad Francisco Marroquín Universidad Don Bosco University of Santiago de Compostela |
Motto | Latin: Sub tuum praesidium confugimus (We take refuge under your protection) |
Styles of Walter Guillén Soto | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Monsignor |
Posthumous style | none |
Mons. Walter Guillén Soto (6 December 1961) is a Honduran prelate of the Catholic Church and a member of the Salesians of Don Bosco who has been the Bishop of Gracias in Honduras since 2021.
Biography
[edit]Walter Guillén Soto was born in San Pedro Sula on 1961 and on 5 November 1988 he was ordained a Salesian priest.
On 14 November 2020, Pope Francis appointed him auxiliary bishop of Tegucigalpa and titular bishop of Nasbinca.[1] On 27 April 2021, before Soto received his episcopal ordination, Pope Francis named him the first bishop of the Diocese of Gracias, which was established that same day.[2][3]
Guillén received his episcopal consecration on 11 June 2021 from Archbishop Gábor Pintér, Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 14.11.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 27.04.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Vaticano – Mons. Walter Guillén Soto, SDB, nominato primo vescovo della diocesi di Gracias, in Honduras" (in Italian). infoans.org. April 27, 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Monseñor Guillén Soto es consagrado obispo de la Diócesis de Gracias". La Prensa (in Spanish). 12 June 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
External links
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