Luis Mena Arroyo
Luis Mena Arroyo (born April 27, 1920 in Churintzio , Michoacán , Mexico ; † March 3, 2009 in Zamora ) was a Mexican clergyman, archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church and auxiliary bishop in Mexico City .
Life
Luis Mena Arroyo was ordained a priest in Rome on April 8, 1944 by Luigi Traglia . In 1961 Pope John XXIII appointed him . the titular bishop of Danaba and ordered him to auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Mexico until 1964. He received his episcopal consecration on September 21, 1961 Antonio Guízar y Valencia , Archbishop of Chihuahua; Co- consecrators were Luis Guízar y Barragán , Bishop of Saltillo, and Manuel Talamás Camandari , Bishop of Ciudad Juárez. 1964 he was by Paul VI. Appointed Titular Archbishop of Sinitis and Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chihuahua . With the personal title of Archbishop, he was reappointed Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Mexico, based in Mexico City , in 1979 by John Paul II .
He was President of the Episcopal Commission for the Clergy from 1968 to 1970 and representative of the Church in the metropolitan area of Mexico City from 1992 to 1994. In 1995, his resignation was granted by John Paul II.
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| SURNAME | Mena Arroyo, Luis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican clergyman, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church and Auxiliary Bishop in Mexico City |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 27, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Churintzio , Michoacán , Mexico |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 2009 |
| Place of death | Zamora |