Born and raised in Ixtlan, Michoacán, Mexico. At the age of 12, he immigrated with the family to California, USA. He is the second of four siblings.
Fr. Ramon finished High School in 2009 and had a part-time job in his home parish as ministry coordinator in Sacred Heart Church in Compton, CA.
In 2010, Fr. Ramon joined the Missionary Servants and entered the seminary in Santo Domingo, Costa Rica, where he studied philosophy at the Theological University of Central America. In 2013, he professed his first vows in Hidalgo, Mexico, and continued his theological formation at the Intercontinental University in Mexico City.
In 2014, Fr. Ramon moved to the Post-Novitiate in New Jersey, USA, and continued his theological studies at Seton Hall University. In 2015, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Theology. After his graduation, he went to Coachella, California, for his mission year. There he served the migrant community and worked with the youth ministry and other parochial ministries.
After his mission year in Coachella, Fr. Ramon started the Master of Divinity program in the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. During his graduate studies, he worked in an urban parish in Pilsen, Chicago. There he worked with the youth and religious education.
In June 2019, Fr. Ramon graduated with an M.Div. and a graduate certificate in Spirituality from CTU and was ordained to the Diaconate by Bishop David O’Connell in Compton, California. After his diaconal ordination, he was assigned to the missions in Puerto Rico to work in the development of youth ministry. In January 2020, Fr. Ramon was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Gerald Barnes in Coachella, California. He was assigned to Holy Trinity, Alabama, where he is currently serving in St. Joseph Church, St. Patrick Church, and Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission.
Fr. Ramon profoundly believes in the formation and active participation of the laity in the Church. He was exposed to the charism of the Missionary Servants since his teenage years. The Christian’s understanding of God as a Trinity is the foundation of his spirituality and ministry.
His interests include traveling, reading, exercising, hiking, and watching tv series.
