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His Excellency Mario Espinoza Contreras | |
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Bishop of Mazatlán | |
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Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán |
Appointed | 2 April 1996 |
In office | 2005-present |
Predecessor | Rafael Barraza Sánchez |
Orders | |
Ordination | 14 July 1973 |
Consecration | 11 May 1996 by Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera |
Personal details | |
Born | |
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Mario Espinosa Contreras (22 November 1949) is a Roman Catholic bishop who serves as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán in Mexico since 2005. [1]
Born on November 22, 1949, in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico, Mario Espinosa Contreras became a priest in his hometown and later bishop in Tehuacán and Mazatlán, [2] In 2024, he spoke about the kidnapping of 66 people in Culiacán during the Palm Sunday mass from the altar of the Basilica Cathedral of Mazatlán. [3]
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His Excellency Mario Espinoza Contreras | |
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Bishop of Mazatlán | |
![]() The bishop during a mass at the Virgen de La Puntilla | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán |
Appointed | 2 April 1996 |
In office | 2005-present |
Predecessor | Rafael Barraza Sánchez |
Orders | |
Ordination | 14 July 1973 |
Consecration | 11 May 1996 by Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Coat of arms |
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Mario Espinosa Contreras (22 November 1949) is a Roman Catholic bishop who serves as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán in Mexico since 2005. [1]
Born on November 22, 1949, in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico, Mario Espinosa Contreras became a priest in his hometown and later bishop in Tehuacán and Mazatlán, [2] In 2024, he spoke about the kidnapping of 66 people in Culiacán during the Palm Sunday mass from the altar of the Basilica Cathedral of Mazatlán. [3]