Ovidio Pérez Morales
Venezuelan Roman Catholic archbishop
Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales (born 26 June 1932) is a Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate, who held several high-ranking ecclesiastical positions, serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Bishop of Coro, Archbishop of Maracaibo, and Archbishop-Bishop of Los Teques. He also served as the President of the Episcopal Conference of Venezuela (CEV) from 1990 to 1996.
Widely regarded as a pioneer of "digital evangelization", he is known in Venezuela as the "tweeting bishop" for his active role in social media-based commentary regarding faith and the nation's political situation.
Early life and priesthood
Pérez Morales was born in Pregonero, Táchira State, on 26 June 1932. He moved to Caracas for his secondary education, graduating with a bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Literature from the Liceo Andrés Bello. Following his graduation, he initially began studying law at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) before discerning his vocation to the priesthood. He later moved to Rome to complete his ecclesiastical studies, where he was ordained a priest on 26 October 1958.
Episcopal ministry
Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas
On 2 December 1970, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Caracas and Titular Bishop of Aquae Albae in Byzacena. He was consecrated on 19 March 1971 by Cardinal José Humberto Quintero Parra.
Bishop of Coro and Archbishop of Maracaibo
Pérez Morales was named Bishop of the Diocese of Coro on 20 May 1980.
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