José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco
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José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco (born March 30, 1921) is a Mexican
Prelate
of the Roman Catholic Church.
Ruiz-Velasco was born in Atotonilco El Alto, Mexico
and was ordained a priest on March 27, 1948. Velasco was appointed archbishop of Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez
on May 20, 1965 and ordained bishop on July 25, 1965. Velasco was appointed bishop of The Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos
on February 12, 1988, where he would remain until his retirement on January 20, 1999.
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...
Prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
of the Roman Catholic Church.
Ruiz-Velasco was born in Atotonilco El Alto, Mexico
Atotonilco El Alto
Atotonilco El Alto is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 638.15 km².Atotonilco means Atotonilco El Alto means The High for honor Cristero War...
and was ordained a priest on March 27, 1948. Velasco was appointed archbishop of Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico. Based in the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, it is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of San Cristóbal de Las Casas and Tapachula...
on May 20, 1965 and ordained bishop on July 25, 1965. Velasco was appointed bishop of The Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.It encompasses the parishes of some of the surrounding cities in the Mexican state of Jalisco, including Tepatitlan de Morelos, Arandas, etc.-Ordinaries:*Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero...
on February 12, 1988, where he would remain until his retirement on January 20, 1999.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- The Diocese of San Juan de los LagosRoman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de los LagosThe Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.It encompasses the parishes of some of the surrounding cities in the Mexican state of Jalisco, including Tepatitlan de Morelos, Arandas, etc.-Ordinaries:*Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero...
- Archdiocese of Tuxtla GutiérrezRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuxtla GutiérrezThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico. Based in the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, it is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of San Cristóbal de Las Casas and Tapachula...