Carlos Quintero Arce Explained

Type:Archbishop
Carlos Quintero Arce
Archbishop Emeritus of Archdiocese of Hermosillo
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Archdiocese of Hermosillo
Term:1968 - 1996
Predecessor:Juan María Navarrete y Guerrero
Successor:José Ulises Macías Salcedo
Ordination:April 8, 1944
Consecration:May 14, 1961
Consecrated By:José Garibi y Rivera
Birth Date:13 February 1920
Birth Place:Etzatlán, Mexico
Death Place:Hermosillo, Mexico

Carlos Quintero Arce (February 13, 1920 – February 15, 2016) was a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church. At his death, he was the oldest Mexican bishop.

Priest

Quintero Arce was born in Etzatlán, Mexico, and was ordained a priest on April 8, 1944, for the Archdiocese of Guadalajara. He was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Ciudad Valles on March 20, 1961, and consecrated on May 14, 1961. Quintero Arce was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo on March 3, 1966, and succeeded as bishop upon retirement of Archbishop Juan María Navarrete y Guerrero on August 18, 1968. Quintero Arce retired from the Archdiocese of Hermosillo on August 20, 1996. He died at his home in Hermosillo, Sonora, on February 15, 2016, at the age of 96.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fallece el arzobispo emérito Carlos Quintero Arce . February 15, 2016 . www.elimparcial.com . February 15, 2016 . Spanish .