Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía
Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía (born July 24, 1965 in Puebla ) is a Mexican clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Matamoros .
Life
Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía joined the religious community of the Oratory and the Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, Rosendo Huesca Pacheco , ordained him on February 22, 1991 as a priest . He was incardinated in February 1998 in the clergy of the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on February 24, 2011 titular bishop of Buxentum and auxiliary bishop in Puebla de los Ángeles . The Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, Victor Sánchez Espinosa , donated him episcopal ordination on April 12 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera , Archbishop of Mexico , Christophe Pierre , Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico , Rosendo Huesca Pacheco , Old Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla, and Carlos Aguiar Retes , Archbishop of Tlalnepantla . As a motto he chose Jesús, en ti confío .
Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Matamoros on September 22, 2016 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Nomina del Vescovo di Matamoros (Messico). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , September 22, 2016, accessed September 22, 2016 (Italian).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Ruy Rendón Leal |
Bishop of Matamoros since 2016 |
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SURNAME | Lira Rugarcía, Eugenio Andrés |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Matamoros |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1965 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Puebla |