Rauda Gutiérrez was born in Agua Caliente, El Salvador, in 1962.

He joined the Order of Friars Minor in his teens, and took his solemn vows on 28 February 1987.

On 25 January 2008 it was announced that Rauda Gutiérrez had been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as the auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Ana and titular bishop of Foratiana.

[1] As bishop, Rauda Gutiérrez has maintained close ties to the Salvadoran American community, visiting the United States on multiple occasions.

[2] In 2018 Rauda Gutiérrez caused some controversy when he led a prayer at a meeting of the conservative party ARENA.