Francisco Melitón Vargas y Gutiérrez
Francisco Melitón Vargas y Gutiérrez (born March 9, 1822 in Ahualulco , Jalisco , Mexico , † September 14, 1896 in Tlaxcala ) was Bishop of Tlaxcala .
Life
Francisco Melitón Vargas y Gutiérrez received the sacrament of ordination for the Archdiocese of Guadalajara on February 10, 1850 .
On March 15, 1883 Pope Leo XIII appointed him . to the Bishop of Colima . The Archbishop of Michoacán , José Ignacio Árciga Ruiz de Chavez , gave him on 27 May of the same year in the Cathedral Asunción de María Santísima in Guadalajara the episcopal ordination ; Co- consecrator was the Bishop of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas , Giuseppe Ignazio Eduardo Sánchez Camacho . The inauguration took place on June 27, 1883. Leo XIII. appointed him on June 1, 1888 Bishop of Tlaxcala. The inauguration took place on September 2 of the same year.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Colima 1883–1888 |
Francisco de Paula Díaz y Montes |
| José Maríe del Refugio Guerra y Alva |
Bishop of Tlaxcala 1888-1896 |
Perfecto Amézquita y Gutiérrez CM |
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| SURNAME | Vargas y Gutiérrez, Francisco Melitón |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican clergyman, Bishop of Tlaxcala |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1822 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ahualulco , Jalisco , Mexico |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 14, 1896 |
| Place of death | Tlaxcala |