# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jose-luis-gerardo-ponce-de-leon
# Generated: 2026-08-15T17:25:07.449Z

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name: "José Luis Gerardo Ponce de León"
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description: "José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, , is an Argentine-born South African Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manzini, eSwatini since November 2013. He was appointed bishop by Pope Benedict XVI on 24 November 2008. He was consecrated at Mtubatuba, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa on 18 April 2009. He served as the Apostolic Vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate of Ingwavuma, South Africa from 24 November 2008 until 30 April 2016. He concurrently served as Titular Bishop of Maturba from 24 November 2008 until 29 November 2013."
tagline: "Argentine Catholic priest, bishop of Manzini"
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birthDate: "1961-05-08"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump