The Pope appoints bishop for the Diocese of Tapachula, Mexico

José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra is especially grateful to God, to whom he dedicated his life and who wanted him to become a conciliar father in one of the most momentous events for the modern history of the Catholic Church. The Emeritus Prelate was born in Mexico and is 103 years old. Moreover, he had the exceptional peculiarity of having participated in nothing less than in the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council. Monsignor José de Jesús is bis…

Mexico City.- In an official communiqué issued by the Apostolic Nunciature, through the General Secretariat of the Conference of the Mexican Episcopate (CEM), the appointment of Bishop Luis Manuel López Alfaro as the new Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, was announced. This appointment by Pope Francis marks an important step in the ecclesiastical trajectory of López Alfaro. Who so far served as Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristóbal de las Casas. The Hol…

Pope Francis has appointed two new bishops in Peru and Brazil. These are two priests, a diocesan: Antônio Carlos Paiva, goes as coadjutor of