Arturo Vélez Martínez
Arturo Vélez Martínez (born September 10, 1904 in Atlacomulco , State of México , Mexico , † August 22, 1989 ) was Bishop of Toluca .
Life
Arturo Vélez Martínez received on 29 June 1934, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On February 8, 1951, Pope Pius XII appointed him . to the Bishop of Toluca. The Archbishop of Mexico City , Luis María Martínez y Rodríguez , donated him episcopal ordination on April 11 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Zamora , José Gabriel Anaya y Diez de Bonilla , and the Archbishop of Monterrey , Guillermo Tritschler y Córdoba .
On September 21, 1979, Pope John Paul II accepted Arturo Vélez Martínez's resignation because of his age.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Toluca 1951–1979 |
Alfredo Torres Romero |
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| SURNAME | Vélez Martínez, Arturo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican clergyman, Bishop of Toluca |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Atlacomulco , State of Mexico , Mexico |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1989 |