NOW READY TO SERVE THE DIOCESE SERVING THE CENTRAL COAST. NAT POP- OF NEW SHARING SOME WORDS ON PODIUM NEWLY DESIGNATED BISHOP, RAMON BEJARANO WAS BORN IN TEXAS AND GREW UP IN NORTHERN MEXICO. HE MOVED TO CALIFORNIA WHEN HE WAS 18-YEARS-OLD… BEJARANO WORKED AS A FARMWORKER BEFORE JOINING THE DIOCESE OF STOCKTON TO BE A PRIEST. NAT POP- HIM SPEAKING AGAIN BEJARANO WAS A PRIEST FOR 23 YEARS BEFORE HE WAS ASKED TO SERVE IN SAN DIEGO AS THEIR AUXILIARY BISHOP AND AS OF RECENTLY WAS APPOINTED BY POP LEO THE FOURTEENTH TO SERVE AS THE BISHOP FOR THE DIOCESE OF MONTEREY. REPRESENTING THE CENTRAL COAST, INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES. CLIP 5100 BEJARANO SAYS HE’S AN ADVOCATE FOR THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY CLIP 5100 BEJARANO SAYS THAT HE NEVER EXPECTED TO BECOME A BISHOP IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED BUTT CLIP 5100 MEMBERS OF THE DIOCESE OF MONTEREY ARE EXCITED FOR THIS NEW ADDITION TO THEIR TEAM CLIP 5098 BUTT CLIP 5096 BUTT BISHOP BEJARANO WILL BEGIN HIS JOURNEY SERVING FOR THE DIOCESE OF MONTEREY BY EARLY NEXT YEAR…
Diocese of Monterey welcomes new bishop Ramon Bejarano
The Diocese of Monterey has announced Ramon Bejarano as its new bishop, appointed by Pope Leo XIV, with Bejarano set to begin his service early next year.
The Diocese of Monterey has announced that Ramón Bejarano, appointed by Pope Leo XIV, will serve as its new bishop, with his service beginning early next year.Bejarano, born in Texas and raised in northern Mexico, moved to California at 18 and worked as a farmworker before joining the Diocese of Stockton to become a priest. After 23 years as a priest, he served in San Diego as an auxiliary bishop before his recent appointment as bishop for the Diocese of Monterey.”I hope to bring just my pastoral skills, I like to walk with the people to be close with the people to see the different needs and how we can respond to those needs,” Bejarano said.Bejarano is known for his advocacy for the immigrant community. “It’s so sad that right now there are many forces that want to crush those dreams especially people who have been here for so many, many years and people who have never committed any crime or bad thing,” Bejarano said.Reflecting on his unexpected path to becoming a bishop, Bejarano said, “In my own experience, I know that God has made things work out, always in a good positive way.””I have always said that, every time I make plans then God comes and changes everything,” he added.Members of the Diocese of Monterey are excited about Bejarano’s addition to their team.
The Diocese of Monterey has announced that Ramón Bejarano, appointed by Pope Leo XIV, will serve as its new bishop, with his service beginning early next year.
Bejarano, born in Texas and raised in northern Mexico, moved to California at 18 and worked as a farmworker before joining the Diocese of Stockton to become a priest. After 23 years as a priest, he served in San Diego as an auxiliary bishop before his recent appointment as bishop for the Diocese of Monterey.
“I hope to bring just my pastoral skills, I like to walk with the people to be close with the people to see the different needs and how we can respond to those needs,” Bejarano said.
Bejarano is known for his advocacy for the immigrant community. “It’s so sad that right now there are many forces that want to crush those dreams especially people who have been here for so many, many years and people who have never committed any crime or bad thing,” Bejarano said.
Reflecting on his unexpected path to becoming a bishop, Bejarano said, “In my own experience, I know that God has made things work out, always in a good positive way.”
“I have always said that, every time I make plans then God comes and changes everything,” he added.
Members of the Diocese of Monterey are excited about Bejarano’s addition to their team.