Silvio Cuéllar

Bio

Silvio Cuéllar was born in Córdoba, Argentina and raised in Bolivia before he immigrated to the United States in 1990. He is a pastoral musician, composer, journalist, and lecturer on liturgy, life and family topics. He currently serves as a Volunteer Manager with the Hispanic Engagement and Chapter Support teams of the Catholic Relief Services and director of music at St. Patrick Parish in Rhode Island. At St. Patrick, he directs the choir in English and Spanish.

Silvio has many years of experience facilitating workshops and educational programs for couples and families. For the past 15 years, he has been a member of the Diocesan Hispanic Liturgy Committee and is the co-founder and secretary general of the Association of Hispanic Pastoral Musicians. 

As a writer and journalist, Silvio has received many awards from the Catholic Press Association (CPA) including best editorial in 2005 and best column for “Rincón de la Familia" (Family Corner) in 2011, 2012 and 2017. He currently lives in Rhode Island with wife of 27 years, Becky Cuellar. They have seven children who share the talent, faith and love for music, performing concerts, retreats and evenings of praise and witness as a family.