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Pope Leo XIV Names Ramón Bejarano Bishop of the Diocese of Monterey
Bishop Ramón Bejarano, with extensive pastoral and intercultural ministry experience, fills Monterey Diocese vacancy after over a year under apostolic administration.
- On Dec. 17, 2025, Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Ramón Bejarano as Bishop of the Diocese of Monterey, the Vatican announced via the Holy See Press Office and Cardinal Christophe Pierre.
- Earlier this year Bejarano succeeds Bishop Daniel E. Garcia, who was appointed bishop of Austin, Texas on July 2, after the Diocese of Monterey was overseen by an apostolic administrator.
- Serving as auxiliary bishop since Feb. 27, 2020, Bejarano led ethnic and migrant ministries in the Diocese of San Diego, after his episcopal ordination that July.
- About 368,150 Catholics live in the Diocese of Monterey, which spans 21,916 square miles and includes migrant communities Bejarano served in the Migrant Ministry.
- Born July 17, 1969 in Laredo, Texas, Ramón Bejarano moved to Tracy at 18, worked in fields and hotel maintenance, and studied at Archdiocesan Seminary of Tijuana and Mount Angel Seminary.
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