Walter Guillén Soto

His Excellency, Most Reverend, Monsignor

Walter Guillén Soto

S.D.B.
Bishop of Gracias
ChurchCatholic
DioceseGracias
Appointed27 April 2021
Installed11 June 2021
Predecessornone
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
Ordination5 November 1988
Personal details
Born (1961-12-06) 6 December 1961 (age 63)
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Alma materUniversidad Francisco Marroquín
Universidad Don Bosco
University of Santiago de Compostela
MottoLatin: Sub tuum praesidium confugimus (We take refuge under your protection)
Styles of
Walter Guillén Soto
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenone
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guillén and the second or maternal family name is Soto.

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

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

  1. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 14.11.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 27.04.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Monseñor Guillén Soto es consagrado obispo de la Diócesis de Gracias". La Prensa (in Spanish). 12 June 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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Catholic Church titles
New title Bishop of Gracias
27 April 2021–present 		Incumbent