Mario Espinosa Contreras Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Mario Espinoza Contreras
Native Name Lang:Spanish
Bishop of Mazatlán
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán
Appointed:2 April 1996
Term:2005-present
Term Start:3 March 2005
Predecessor:Rafael Barraza Sánchez
Ordination:14 July 1973
Consecration:11 May 1996
Consecrated By:Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera
Birth Date:22 November 1949
Birth Place:Tepic, Nayarit
Nationality: Mexico
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Vatican City State - 2023 version.svg
Coat Of Arms Alt:Vatican's coat of arms

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.

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,[1] 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.[2]

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  1. Web site: Mazatlán – Arquidiócesis de Durango . Arquidiócesis de Durango – Arquidiócesis de Durango . es . May 21, 2024.
  2. Web site: Barragán . Almudena . El mensaje para el narco del obispo de Mazatlán tras el secuestro de 66 personas en Sinaloa: "Hago un llamado a la cordura" . El País México . March 25, 2024 . es . May 21, 2024.