José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra (born 1 January 1922) is a Mexican prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas |
| In office | 1985–1993 |
| Predecessor | none |
| Successor | Salvador Flores Huerta |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Tula (1961–85) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 26 May 1946 |
| Consecration | 8 September 1961 by Luigi Raimondi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra 1 January 1922 |
Sahagún de la Parra was born in Cotija, Mexico and was ordained a priest on May 26, 1946. Parra was appointed bishop to the Tula Diocese on May 22, 1961, and ordained bishop on September 8, 1961. He attended sessions one, two and four of the Second Vatican Council.[1] Parra's last appointment was to the Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas on September 11, 1985. He resigned on May 3, 1993. He turned 100 in January 2022.[2] He is the oldest living Roman Catholic bishop[3] as well as the last living bishop appointed by Pope John XXIII.[4]
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edit- ^ "Bishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ "Früherer Bischof von Tula in Mexiko wird 100 | DOMRADIO.DE". www.domradio.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "Oldest Bishops".
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