José Fortunato Álvarez Valdez (8 November 1967 in Mexicali, Baja California[1] – 7 November 2018 in Mexicali) was ordained to the priesthood in 1998. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gómez Palacio from 2016 until his death[2] a day shy of his 51st birthday.
José Fortunato Álvarez Valdez | |
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 Bishop José Fortunato Álvarez Valdez | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 30 December 2015 |
| Predecessor | José Guadalupe Torres Camposs |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 31 May 1998 |
| Consecration | 16 March 2016 by Christophe Pierre, José Antonio Fernández Hurtado, Bishop José Isidro Guerrero Macías |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bishop José Fortunato Álvarez Valdéz November 8, 1967 |
| Died | November 7, 2018 (aged 50) Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
Notes
edit- ^ "Bishop José Fortunato Álvarez Valdez". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
- ^ "Diocese of Gómez Palacio, Mexico". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
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