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Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
4 Jul 202458.1AppointedJaime Calderón CalderónArchbishop of León, Guanajuato
76.9RetiredAlfonso Cortés ContrerasArchbishop of León, GuanajuatoArchbishop Emeritus
10 Jul 202454.9AppointedElie MikhaelApostolic Administrator of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Libano en México (Maronite)
76.2RetiredGeorges Miled Saad Abi Younes, O.L.M.Bishop of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Libano en México (Maronite)Bishop Emeritus
13 Jul 202461.0Ordained BishopVíctor Carabés Chávez, M.N.M.Bishop of Tenancingo, México
18 Jul 202456.6InstalledHerculano Medina GarfiasBishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco
31 Jul 202458.0InstalledAlfonso Gerardo Miranda GuardiolaBishop of Piedras Negras, Coahuila
19 Aug 202458.2InstalledJaime Calderón CalderónArchbishop of León, Guanajuato
20 Aug 202457.8InstalledJuan Carlos Arcq GuzmánBishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán
22 Aug 202446.1Ordained BishopLuis Alfonso Tut TunTitular Bishop of ArbaAuxiliary Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca
29 Aug 202468.2InstalledOscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc, M.G.Archbishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo
19 Sep 202453.6AppointedMario Nicolás Villanueva ArellanoAuxiliary Bishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte
53.6AppointedMario Nicolás Villanueva ArellanoTitular Bishop of GegiAuxiliary Bishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte
6 Nov 202470.9DiedPablo León Hakimian †Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina
29 Nov 202453.8Ordained BishopMario Nicolás Villanueva ArellanoTitular Bishop of GegiAuxiliary Bishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte
20 Dec 202445.7AppointedJose Maria Garcia MaldonadoAuxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
45.7AppointedJose Maria Garcia MaldonadoTitular Bishop of FallabaAuxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
30 Dec 202481.7DiedBraulio Rafael León Villegas †Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco
14 Jan 202581.1ConfirmedLeonardo SandriVice-Dean (Sub-Dean) of the College of CardinalsCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
25 Jan 202564.9AppointedJosé Armando Álvarez CanoCoadjutor Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán
55.4AppointedVíctor Melchor Quintana QuezadaBishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua
11 Feb 202562.8AppointedJuan María Huerta Muro, O.F.M.Bishop of Xochimilco, México
78.1RetiredAndrés Vargas PeñaBishop of Xochimilco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
26 Feb 202545.9Ordained BishopJose Maria Garcia MaldonadoTitular Bishop of FallabaAuxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
58.9AppointedJosé Francisco González GonzálezArchbishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
55.5AppointedAndrés Sáinz MárquezPrelate of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit
10 Mar 202579.6DiedJesús Antonio Lerma Nolasco †Bishop Emeritus of Iztapalapa, México
17 Mar 202565.1InstalledJosé Armando Álvarez CanoCoadjutor Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán
51.5AppointedOscar Efraín Tamez VillarrealApostolic Administrator of Tampico, TamaulipasBishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas
19 Mar 202562.9InstalledJuan María Huerta Muro, O.F.M.Bishop of Xochimilco, México
25 Mar 202555.6Ordained BishopVíctor Melchor Quintana QuezadaBishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua
31 Mar 202585.0AppointedVartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B.Apostolic Administrator of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
85.0AppointedVartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B.Apostolic Administrator of Latin America and Mexico {America Latina e Messico} (Armenian)Bishop Emeritus of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina
9 Apr 202561.8AppointedLuis Manuel López AlfaroBishop of Tapachula, Chiapas
25 Apr 202573.1CeasedRodrigo Aguilar MartínezApostolic Administrator of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, ChiapasBishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas
59.1InstalledJosé Francisco González GonzálezArchbishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
18 Jun 202555.8Ordained BishopAndrés Sáinz MárquezPrelate of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit
20 Jun 202561.9AppointedJosé Luis Cerra LunaBishop of Nogales, SonoraBishop-Elect
27 Jun 202562.0InstalledLuis Manuel López AlfaroBishop of Tapachula, Chiapas
10 Sep 202562.1Ordained BishopJosé Luis Cerra LunaBishop of Nogales, SonoraBishop-Elect
71.8CeasedRuy Rendón LealApostolic Administrator of Nogales, SonoraArchbishop of Hermosillo, Sonora

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