Estanislao Alcaraz y Figueroa
Estanislao Alcaraz y Figueroa (born October 23, 1918 in Pátzcuaro , Michoacán , Mexico ; † July 13, 2006 ) was a Mexican clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Morelia .
Life
Sabas Magaña García received on 19 December 1942, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On January 20, 1959, Pope John XXIII appointed him . the first bishop of the diocese of Matamoros, which was newly founded in the previous year . He was ordained episcopal on April 12th of the same year by the Archbishop of Morelia, Luis María Altamirano y Bulnes . Co- consecrators were Salvador Martínez Silva , auxiliary bishop in Morelia, and the bishop of Tampico , Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada . As a Council Father, he took part in the first, second and fourth sessions of the Second Vatican Council .
On March 3, 1968, he was appointed Bishop of San Luis Potosí . On July 3, 1972, Pope Paul VI appointed him . to the Archbishop of Morelia .
Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation on January 20, 1995.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Manuel Martín del Campo Padilla |
Archbishop of Morelia 1972–1995 |
Alberto Cardinal Suárez Inda |
| Luis Cabrera Cruz |
Bishop of San Luis Potosí 1968–1972 |
Ezequiel Perea Sánchez |
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Bishop of Matamoros 1959–1968 |
Sabás Magaña García |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Alcaraz y Figueroa, Estanislao |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican clergyman, Archbishop of Morelia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pátzcuaro , Michoacan , Mexico |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 2006 |