Jorge Bernal Vargas
Mexican Catholic bishop (1929–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bernal and the second or maternal family name is Vargas.
Jorge Bernal Vargas (28 February 1929 – 11 July 2023) was a Mexican Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of Cancún-Chetumal from 1974 to 2004.[1]
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His Excellency Jorge Bernal Vargas | |
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Prelate Emeritus of Cancún-Chetumal | |
Archdiocese | Yucatán |
Appointed | 7 December 1973 |
Term ended | 26 October 2004 |
Predecessor | Position created |
Successor | Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas |
Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Velefi (1973–1978) |
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Ordination | 15 September 1957 |
Consecration | 19 March 1974 by Mario Pio Gaspari |
Personal details | |
Born | (1929-02-28)28 February 1929 San José Tepeyahualco, Tlaxcala, Mexico |
Died | 11 July 2023(2023-07-11) (aged 94) Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
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