Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla

Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla (1 February 1921 – 3 February 2022) was a Mexican bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villalobos and the second or maternal family name is Padilla.
Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla
Bishop of Diocese of Saltillo Emeritus
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Saltillo
In office1975–1999
PredecessorLuis Guízar y Barragán
SuccessorJosé Raúl Vera López
Orders
Ordination2 April 1949
Personal details
Born(1921-02-01)1 February 1921
Guadalajara, Mexico
Died3 February 2022(2022-02-03) (aged 101)
Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

Biography

Villalobos Padilla was born in Guadalajara, and ordained a priest on 2 April 1949. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saltillo on 4 May 1971 as well as Titular bishop of Columnata and consecrated on 4 August 1971. He was appointed bishop of Saltillo on 4 October 1975, retiring from the post on 30 December 1999.

He turned 100 in 2021,[1] and died from COVID-19 in Saltillo, Coahuila, on 3 February 2022, at the age of 101.[2][3]

References
  1. "Cumple 100 años el obispo emérito de Saltillo Francisco Villalobos" (in Spanish). 2021-02-01. Archived from the original on 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  2. "Fallece el obispo emérito Francisco Villalobos Padilla" (in Spanish). El Diario. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. Amezcua, Ernesto (3 February 2022). "Parte a la casa del Padre monseñor Francisco Villalobos Padilla" (in Spanish). Siete de Junio. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.


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