Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong

Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong
The Most Reverend; Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong
	Secretary for Seminaries of the Congregation for the Clergy
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	21 September 2018
Orders
Ordination	January 12, 1988; by Manuel Castro Ruiz
Consecration	December 15, 2009; by Christophe Pierre
Personal details
Birth name	Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong
Born	January 3, 1958; Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Previous post	Coadjutor Bishop of Papantla (2009–12); Bishop of Papantla (2012–13);
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Fiat voluntas tua

Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong (born January 3, 1958) is a Mexican archbishop who works in the Roman Curia as Secretary for Seminaries of the Congregation for the Clergy.

Biography

Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong was born in Mérida, Yucatán on January 3, 1958.[1] He was ordained a priest by Manuel Castro Ruiz on January 12, 1988 for the Archdiocese of Yucatán.[1][2] On October 15, 2009 he was appointed the coadjutor bishop of Papantla, and was ordained a bishop on December 15 of that year.[1] He succeeded Lorenzo Cárdenas Aregullín as bishop of the diocese on May 2, 2012.[1] He was appointed secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy on September 21, 2013 and concomitantly made an archbishop ad personam.[1]

He is of Chinese descent, although he does not speak Cantonese or Mandarin.[3]

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References

Cheney, David M (September 21, 2013). "Archbishop Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
"Excmo. Sr. Obispo Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong" (in Spanish). Diócesis de Papantla. Archived from the original on September 26, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
Junno Arocho Esteves (4 February 2016). "Priestly formation: From ordaining priests to making apostles". Catholic News Service. CNS News. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

External links

Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong at Catholic-Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}

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[cathhier-1] Cheney, David M (September 21, 2013). "Archbishop Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved April 17, 2014.

[papantla-2] "Excmo. Sr. Obispo Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong" (in Spanish). Diócesis de Papantla. Archived from the original on September 26, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2014.

[3] Junno Arocho Esteves (4 February 2016). "Priestly formation: From ordaining priests to making apostles". Catholic News Service. CNS News. Retrieved 16 October 2019.