Adolfo Hernandez Hurtado, 84; 1st Bishop of Tapachula, Mexico
Bishop Adolfo Hernandez Hurtado, 84, who promoted the cause of several martyrs who were named saints, died Friday after a lengthy illness, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guadalajara reported.
A native of the west-central city of Arandas, Hernandez was ordained a priest in 1943 and in 1958 became the first bishop of Tapachula, Mexico’s southernmost city. He later served in Zamora and as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.
As president of the Episcopal Commission for the Cause of the Saints, he worked on the process that eventually led to the canonization of several Mexican martyrs by Pope John Paul II.
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