Salvador González Morales

Salvador González Morales (born December 20, 1971) is a Mexican Catholic prelate serving as the second bishop of the Diocese of Cancún-Chetumal in Mexico since 2025. Morales was previously an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Mexico since 2019.

Biography

Early life Morales was born in the Iztacalco borough of Mexico City. He is the second of three children of Salvador González and María de Lourdes Morales. Morales studied food engineering at Mexico's National Polytechnic Institute. In preparing to be a Catholic priest, Morales attended seminary at the Conciliar Seminary of Mexico.

Priesthood Morales was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Mexico in Mexico City on May 18, 2002. Morales began a licentiate program immediately following his ordination and completed his studies at the Gregorianum in Rome in 2004. He completed further studies at the Superior Institute of Ecclesiastical Studies in 2005.

He spent much of his priesthood supporting higher education, but he also worked in parish ministry. He served as vice-rector of the Conciliar Seminary of Mexico from 2007 to 2011. From 2012 to 2014, he oversaw a bachelor's degree program at the Pontifical University of Mexico and coordinated a master's degree in philosophy at the Universidad Catolica Lumen Gentium from 2014 to 2016. From 2014 until his appointment as auxiliary bishop, he served variously as parochial vicar, pastor, and a dean within the Archdiocese of Mexico.

Morales is the first bishop of that diocese who is not a member of the Legionaries of Christ. The former Legionary bishop of Cancún-Chetumal, Pedro Pablo, is known to have "rescued" the diocese during a period of cultural change in the Yucatan region and is well regarded.

Coat of Arms and Motto Morales's coat of arms reflects devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe by its colors and symbols. His arms contain the seal of Iztacalco, his birthplace. His episcopal motto Secundum Verbum tuum (; ) is from the Annunciation in Luke's Gospel.