Archbishop Próspero María Alarcón y Sánchez de la Barquera (1827–1908) was a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church.[1] As bishop of Mexico City, he was a leader of the Mexican Church and was inspired by Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum.[1] He viewed the entrance of the Knights of Columbus into Mexico as evidence of the revival of lay Catholicism in Mexico.[1] Alarcon was a native of Mexico.
Próspero Alarcón y Sánchez de la Barquera | |
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| Born | 1825  |
| Died | 1908 (aged 82–83) |
| Occupation | Catholic priest (1855–), Catholic deacon (1854–) |
| Position held | Metropolitan Archbishop of México (1892–) |
References
edit- ^ a b c Kauffman, Christopher J. (1982). Faith and Fraternalism: The History of the Knights of Columbus, 1882–1982. Harper and Row. p. 119-120. ISBN 978-0-06-014940-6.
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