López Alfaro named Tapachula Bishop

Bishop Luis Manuel López Alfaro was named Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jaime Calderón Calderón was named Archbishop of León, Guanajuato in July 2024.

Bishop López Alfaro had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas.

Villanueva Arellano named Tijuana Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Mario Nicolás Villanueva Arellano was named Auxiliary Bishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México and titular bishop of Gegi.

Cortés Contreras retired, Calderón Calderón named León Archbishop

Archbishop Alfonso Cortés Contreras retired and Archbishop-designate Jaime Calderón Calderón was named Archbishop of León, Guanajuato, México.

Archbishop-designate Calderón Calderón had been serving as Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas.

Martínez García retired as Atlacomulco Bishop

Bishop Juan Odilón Martínez García retired as Bishop of Atlacomulco, México, México.

Díaz Martínez retired, Domínguez Couttolenc named Tulancingo Archbishop

Archbishop Domingo Díaz Martínez retired and Archbishop-designate Oscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc, M.G. was named Archbishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México.

Archbishop-designate Domínguez Couttolenc had been serving as Bishop of Ecatepec, México.

Sandoval Sandoval retired, Muñoz Ochoa named Autlán Bishop

Bishop Rafael Sandoval Sandoval, M.N.M. retired and Bishop Eduardo Muñoz Ochoa was named Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México.

Bishop Muñoz Ochoa had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara.

Martínez Castillo named Puebla de los Ángeles Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Francisco Javier Martínez Castillo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México and titular bishop of Nepte.

Guerrero Corona retired, Herrera Quiñonez named Culiacán Bishop

Bishop Jonás Guerrero Corona retired and Bishop Jesús José Herrera Quiñonez was named Bishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México.

Bishop Herrera Quiñonez had been serving as Bishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua.

Sánchez Martínez named Mexicali Bishop

Bishop Enrique Sánchez Martínez was named Bishop of Mexicali, Baja California Norte, México.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop José Isidro Guerrero Macías in February 2022.

Bishop Sánchez Martínez had been serving as Bishop of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.

Mendoza Cruz named Cuautitlá Bishop

Bishop Efraín Mendoza Cruz was named Bishop of Cuautitlán, México, México.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Guillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz Mondragón in September 2021.

Bishop Mendoza Cruz had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Tlalnepantla.

Espinoza Garza named La Paz en la Baja California Sur Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Miguel Ángel Espinoza Garza was named Coadjutor Bishop of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México.

Spiteri named Mexico Nuncio

Archbishop Joseph Spiteri was named Apostolic Nuncio to México.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Franco Coppola was named Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium in November 2021.

Archbishop Spiteri had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon.

Cabrero Romero retired, Cavazos Arizpe named San Luis Potosí Archbishop

Archbishop Jesús Carlos Cabrero Romero retired and Archbishop-designate Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe was named Archbishop of San Luis Potosí, México.

Archbishop-designate Cavazos Arizpe had been serving as Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco.

Chavolla Ramos retired, Gómez González named Toluca Archbishop

Archbishop Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos retired and Archbishop-designate Raúl Gómez González was named Archbishop of Toluca, México, México.

Archbishop-designate Gómez González had been serving as Bishop of Tenancingo.

Rangel Mendoza retired, González Hernández named Chilpancingo-Chilapa Bishop

Bishop Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M. retired and Bishop José de Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México.

Bishop González Hernández had been serving as Prelate of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit.

Suárez Cázares retired as Morelia Auxiliary

Bishop Carlos Suárez Cázares retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México.

Hernández Rodríguez retired as Colima Bishop

Bishop Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez retired as Bishop of Colima, México.

Espinoza Jiménez named Aguascaliente Bishop

Bishop Juan Espinoza Jiménez was named Bishop of Aguascalientes, México.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop José María de la Torre Martín in December 2020.

Bishop Espinoza Jiménez had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán.

Patrón Wong named Jalapa Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong was named Archbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Hipólito Reyes Larios in August 2021.

Archbishop-designate Patrón Wong had been serving as Official of the Congregation for the Clergy.

Ortega Díaz named Linares Bishop

Bishop-elect César Alfonso Ortega Díaz was named Bishop of Linares, Nuevo León, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Hilario González García was named Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila in November 2020.