Agustín de Jesús Torres y Hernandez
Agustín de Jesús Torres y Hernandez CM (born July 23, 1818 in San Martín Alfajayucan , Hidalgo , Mexico , † September 29, 1889 in Tulancingo ) was a Mexican religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Tulancingo .
Life
Agustín de Jesús Torres y Hernandez joined the Congregation of the Vincentians at and received on 11 June 1842, the sacrament of Holy Orders . He studied Catholic theology and philosophy at the Seminario Conciliar de México in Mexico City .
On November 18, 1881 Pope Leo XIII appointed him . to the first bishop of Tabasco . The Archbishop of Mexico City , Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos , donated to him on February 19, 1882 in the Cathedral Señor de Tabasco in Villahermosa , the episcopal ordination . On July 30, 1885 Leo XIII appointed him. to the bishop of Tulancingo.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| ... |
Bishop of Tabasco 1881–1885 |
Perfecto Amézquita y Gutiérrez CM |
| Juan Bautista de Ormeachea y Ernáez |
Bishop of Tulancingo 1885–1889 |
José María Armas y Rosales |
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| SURNAME | Torres y Hernandez, Agustín de Jesús |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican religious, Roman Catholic bishop of Tulancingo |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1818 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Martín Alfajayucan , Hidalgo , Mexico |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 29, 1889 |
| Place of death | Tulancingo |