Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez
Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez (born March 5, 1952 in Valle de Santiago ) is a Mexican clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas .
Life
Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez was ordained a priest on July 25, 1975 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him on May 28, 1997 as the first bishop of the diocese of Matehuala, established on the same date . He was ordained bishop by the Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico, Archbishop Justo Mullor García , on July 31 of the same year; Co- consecrators were the future Cardinal Alberto Suárez Inda , Archbishop of Morelia , and Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez , Archbishop of San Luis Potosí .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on January 28, 2006 Bishop of Tehuacán . On November 3, 2017, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas . The inauguration took place on January 1 of the following year.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di San Cristóbal de Las Casas (Messico) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 3, 2017, accessed November 3, 2017 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Matehuala 1997-2006 |
Lucas Martínez Lara |
| Mario Espinosa Contreras |
Bishop of Tehuacán 2006–2017 |
Gonzalo Alonso Calzada Guerrero |
| Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel |
Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas since 2017 |
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| SURNAME | Aguilar Martínez, Rodrigo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valle de Santiago |