José Fernández Arteaga

José Fernández Arteaga (12 September 1933 – 17 December 2021) was a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church who served as archbishop of Chihuahua. He previously served as the bishop of Apatzingán from 1974 to 1980 and Colima from 1980 to 1988.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernandez and the second or maternal family name is Arteaga.

José Fernández Arteaga
Archbishop of Chihuahua
ChurchCatholic Church
Installed1991
Term ended2009
PredecessorAdalberto Almeida y Merino
SuccessorConstancio Miranda Weckmann
Orders
Ordination29 October 1988
by Edwin Byrne[1]
Consecration27 May 2016
by Mario Pio Gaspari[1]
Personal details
Born(1933-09-12)12 September 1933
Santa Inés, Michoacán, Mexico
Died17 December 2021(2021-12-17) (aged 88)
Tocumbo, Michoacán, Mexico
Previous post(s)Bishop of Apatzingán (1974–1980)
Bishop of Colima (1980–1988)
Coadjutor Archbishop of Chihuahua (1988–1991)

References
  1. "Archbishop José Fernández Arteaga, C.M.F." Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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