José Raúl Vera López
José Raúl Vera López OP (born June 21, 1945 in Acámbaro ) is a Mexican Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop of Saltillo .
Life
Vera López entered the Dominican order and studied Roman Catholic theology . On June 29, 1975, Pope Paul VI donated to him . the ordination .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano on November 20, 1987 . The Pope personally donated him episcopal ordination on January 6 of the following year . Co-consecrators were the Curia Archbishops Eduardo Martínez Somalo and Giovanni Battista Re .
On August 14, 1995 he was appointed coadjutor bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas . On December 30, 1999, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Saltillo.
He has received several awards for his commitment to human rights, including the Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize in 2010 .
Web links
- Entry on José Raúl Vera López on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Interview with Bishop Vera Lopez on rafto.no, accessed on August 24, 2014
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prize winners ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at rafto.no (English; accessed on August 24, 2014).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| José Lizares Estrada |
Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano 1987–1995 |
Carlos Garfias Merlos |
| Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla |
Bishop of Saltillo since 1999 |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vera López, José Raúl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vera, Raúl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | mexican catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Acámbaro |