(ANS - Rome) - The 27^th General Chapter has confirmed Fr Filiberto González as Councillor for Social Communication. "In the name of God, I accept. My life is for young people, for you and for your service," said Fr González in response to the Rector Major, Fr Fernandez Artime.

Don Filiberto, a mexican, was born at Milpillas, an area belonging to the commune of Tepatitlán, in the State of Jalisco on the  22nd of August 1954. He made his novitiate at Chulavista and took his first vows at Guadalajara on the 1st of October 1974 and his perpetual vows on the 28th of September 1980. He became deacon on the 13th of November 1981 and was ordained priest on the 11th of December 1982.

He has taken on different responsibilities, among which were Novice Master in his Province from 1985 till 1987 and, from 1987 till 1992 did pastoral work at the Cristobal Colón Institute in the city of Zamora. From 1990-1992 he attended the Institute for Social Communications (ISCOS) at the Salesian Pontifical University, receiving his degree in Social Communications.

Returning to his Province he was in charge of formation of the Postnovitiate at Huipulco until 1993 when he became Delegate for Youth Pastoral till 2001. Subsequently, until 2004 he was Novice Master then became Rector of the Postnovitiate of Mexico-Guadalajara at Huipulco in Mexico. In 2006 he was appointed Provincial of the Salesians of Mexico- Guadalajara. He participated in the 26th General Chapter when he was elected as Councillor for Social Communication.

He was also a member of the Technical Commission for the 27^th General Chapter.

Published 27/03/2014