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Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
9 Apr 202663.6AppointedJorge Alberto Cavazos ArizpeApostolic Administrator of Matehuala, San Luís PotosíArchbishop of San Luis Potosí
68.1InstalledMargarito Salazar CárdenasBishop of Tampico, Tamaulipas
52.5CeasedOscar Efraín Tamez VillarrealApostolic Administrator of Tampico, TamaulipasBishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas
13 Apr 202663.5InstalledAdolfo Miguel Castaño FonsecaBishop of Atlacomulco, México
80.5DiedJosé Benjamín Castillo Plascencia †Bishop Emeritus of Celaya, Guanajuato
73.3AppointedJosé Antonio Fernández HurtadoApostolic Administrator of Azcapotzalco, MéxicoArchbishop of Tlalnepantla, México
74.7CeasedJuan Pedro Juárez MeléndezApostolic Administrator of Atlacomulco, MéxicoBishop of Tula, Hidalgo
22 Apr 202685.4DiedJosé Ulises Macías Salcedo †Archbishop Emeritus of Hermosillo, Sonora
1 May 202655.0AppointedGuadalupe Antonio Ruíz UrquínApostolic Administrator of Tuxtepec, OaxacaPrelate of Huautla, Oaxaca
4 May 202660.0AppointedRubén de la Cruz MartínezAuxiliary Bishop of León, Guanajuato
60.0AppointedRubén de la Cruz MartínezTitular Bishop of TheudalisAuxiliary Bishop of León, Guanajuato
52.8AppointedRamón Orozco MuñozAuxiliary Bishop of León, Guanajuato
52.8AppointedRamón Orozco MuñozTitular Bishop of TigualaAuxiliary Bishop of León, Guanajuato
8 May 202660.4Ordained BishopTrinidad Antonio Márquez GuerreroTitular Bishop of MelziAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco
13 May 202666.3AppointedJosé Guadalupe Torres CamposBishop of Ecatepec, México
2 Jun 202639.5AppointedMaría Montserrat (Montse) AlvaradoPrefect Designate of the Dicastery for CommunicationPrefect
2 Jul 202684.9DiedJuan Frausto Pallares †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of León, Guanajuato
16 Jul 202660.1Ordained BishopRubén de la Cruz MartínezTitular Bishop of TheudalisAuxiliary Bishop of León, Guanajuato
53.0Ordained BishopRamón Orozco MuñozTitular Bishop of TigualaAuxiliary Bishop of León, Guanajuato
6 Aug 202675.5DiedCarlos Garfias Merlos †Archbishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán
1 Sep 202675.2RetiredMaximino Martínez MirandaAuxiliary Bishop of Toluca, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
21 Sep 202661.4AppointedVíctor Alejandro Aguilar LedesmaBishop of Querétaro
76.3RetiredFidencio López PlazaBishop of QuerétaroBishop Emeritus
68.7AppointedJorge Carlos Patrón WongArchbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles
76.3RetiredJosé Víctor Manuel Valentín Sánchez EspinosaArchbishop of Puebla de los ÁngelesArchbishop Emeritus
29 Sep 202675.9RetiredFlorencio Armando Colín CruzBishop of Puerto Escondido, OaxacaBishop Emeritus
76.8RetiredMario Espinosa ContrerasBishop of Mazatlán, SinaloaBishop Emeritus
52.7AppointedHéctor López AlvaradoBishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca
63.3AppointedRamón Salazar EstradaBishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa
12 Oct 202662.3AppointedMilad Tannous Yaghi, M.L.Bishop of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Libano en México (Maronite)Bishop-Elect
1 Nov 202639.9InstalledMaría Montserrat (Montse) AlvaradoPrefect of the Dicastery for Communication
4 Nov 202657.8AppointedRamón Duarte MirandaAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, JaliscoAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
57.8AppointedRamón Duarte MirandaTitular Bishop of SereddeliAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Guadalajara, Jalisco
56.7AppointedHéctor Michel FigueroaAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, JaliscoAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
56.7AppointedHéctor Michel FigueroaTitular Bishop of TaparuraAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Guadalajara, Jalisco
5 Nov 202669.5AppointedFranco CoppolaApostolic Nuncio to Hungary
19 Nov 202668.8InstalledJorge Carlos Patrón WongArchbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles
24 Nov 202661.6InstalledVíctor Alejandro Aguilar LedesmaBishop of Querétaro
2 Feb 202762.6Ordained BishopMilad Tannous Yaghi, M.L.Bishop of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Libano en México (Maronite)Bishop-Elect

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