Hilario Chávez Joya
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Hilario Chávez Joya was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes
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Ordained on October 22, 1950, Chávez Joya was appointed bishop of the territorial prelate of Nuevo Casas Grandes on April 13, 1978 and was ordained on July 7, 1978. He became the first bishop when the territorial prelate became a diocese on June 3, 2000 retiring on May 22, 2004.
He was known for his love for soccer and a few times he was seen playing with a football in the local seminary in Nuevo Casas Grandes.
He was found dead on his bed, due to diabetes, in a seminary in Leon, Guanajuato on March 4, 2010.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Chihuahua, in Mexico. It was created as a territorial prelature in 1977 and elevated in 2000. It has an area of 36,320, a population of 149,000, a Catholic population of 130,000, 37 priests, and 45...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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Ordained on October 22, 1950, Chávez Joya was appointed bishop of the territorial prelate of Nuevo Casas Grandes on April 13, 1978 and was ordained on July 7, 1978. He became the first bishop when the territorial prelate became a diocese on June 3, 2000 retiring on May 22, 2004.
He was known for his love for soccer and a few times he was seen playing with a football in the local seminary in Nuevo Casas Grandes.
He was found dead on his bed, due to diabetes, in a seminary in Leon, Guanajuato on March 4, 2010.