Sergio Méndez Arceo
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Sergio Méndez Arceo (28 October 1907 in Tlalpan – 5 February 1992 in Morelos) was a Mexican Roman Catholic bishop, activist and human rights supporter. A product of a wealthy family, Méndez Arceo's father was a successful lawyer and his uncle was a prominent archbishop believed to be involved in the church-state conflict of the 1920s.[1] Méndez Arceo graduated from the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome and served as a Seminary professor in Mexico.[2] He became Roman Catholic Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, in 1953 and served in that capacity until 1983.[3]
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Bishop Sergio Méndez Arceo | |
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Diocese | Cuernavaca |
Appointed | 1953 |
Retired | 1983 |
Predecessor | Alfonso Espino y Silva |
Successor | Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo |
Other post(s) | Seminary professor |
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Consecration | 1953 |
Personal details | |
Born | Tlalpan, Mexico |
Died | February 5, 1992(1992-02-05) (aged 84) Morelos, Mexico |
Denomination | Catholic |
Education | Pontifical Gregorian University |
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