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Francisco Moreno Barrón, Archbishop of Tijuana, Dies

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On August 24, the archbishop reported that his state of health had been affected by cancer, a disease he was diagnosed with three years ago.
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Salamanca, Gto.- The Archbishop of Tijuana and the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mexicali, Monsignor Francisco Moreno Barrón, originally from Salamanca, died this Sunday at the age of 71, as was announced by the Conference of the Mexican Episcopate. The Catholic community is in mourning with the death of Monsignor Francisco Moreno Barrón, a salmantino who lived to serve within the priesthood for 46 years. Monsignor Francisco Moreno Barrón, Archbis…

The Archbishop of Tijuana, Francisco Moreno Barrón, died this Sunday, according to the official announcement of the Archdiocese. His departure has generated signs of sorrow among the faithful, priests and religious communities of Baja California, who recognized his pastoral work and his closeness to the people during the years that led the Church in the region. Through an official communiqué, the Conference of the Mexican Episcopate (CEM) report…

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Tijuana, October 26.- After months of peeling against various respiratory conditions, Monsignor Francisco Moreno Barrón, Archbishop of Tijuana, died this Sunday. Since last year the Archbishop had announced that he suffered from various diseases that forced him to receive treatment and had had to be hospitalized on more than one occasion. Moreno Barrón arrived in Tijuana in 2016 when he was appointed by the then Pope Francis as Archbishop of Tij…

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On the afternoon of Sunday, October 26, 2025, Archbishop Francisco Moreno Barrón passed away in Tijuana. He had been hospitalized since Friday, according to the city's Archdiocese on social media. Archbishop of Tijuana Francisco Moreno Barrón dies. This much we know: Francisco Moreno Barrón was a bishop for 23 years for the Catholic community of Tijuana. To date, the Archdiocese has not released details about the liturgical or funeral services t…

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The Catholic community of Tijuana is in mourning after the death of Archbishop Francisco Moreno Barrón, who lost his life this Sunday after facing a long battle against lung cancer that was diagnosed in 2023. Despite the oncological treatments, his health was compromised in the last few days. ... The entrance Dies Archbishop Francisco Moreno Barrón; the Catholic Church of Tijuana enters mourning was first published in TJNews.

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The religious leader fought cancer for months. The archdiocese of Tijuana confirmed the death of Archbishop Francisco Moreno Barrón after several months of fighting cancer and a few days in hospital, even with palliative care. SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL LEGISLATION IN THE FRONTERA On 16 June 2016, Pope Francis appointed Monsignor Francisco Moreno Barrón as Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tijuana. His arrival marked a new pastoral stage i…

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Telemundo 20 broke the news in on Sunday, October 26, 2025.
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