Renato Ascencio León (11 May 1939 – 27 June 2022) was a Mexican Catholic prelate. He was territorial prelate of the Diocese of Madera from 1988 to 1994 and the Bishop of Ciudad Juárez from 1994 to 2014.[1][2]

His Excellency

Renato Ascencio León
Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Juárez
DioceseCiudad Juárez
Appointed7 October 1994
Term ended20 December 2014
PredecessorJuan Sandoval Íñiguez
SuccessorJosé Guadalupe Torres Campos
Previous post(s)Prelate of Madera (1988–1994)
Orders
Ordination12 June 1965
Consecration30 August 1988
by Girolamo Prigione
Personal details
Born(1939-05-11)11 May 1939
Died27 June 2022(2022-06-27) (aged 83)
León, Guanajuato, Mexico

References

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  1. ^ Fallece Don Renato Ascencio de León a los 83 años de edad (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Bishop Renato Ascencio León †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Ciudad Juárez
1994–2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prelate of Madera
1988–1994
Succeeded by