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Juan Guillermo López Soto

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Mexican Roman Catholic prelate (1947–2021)
López Soto in 2018

Juan Guillermo López Soto (February 10, 1947 – September 8, 2021) was a Mexican Roman Catholic prelate.

Biography

He served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuauhtémoc-Madera, based in Chihuahua state, for 26 years from November 1995, until his death in September 2021.

On August 30, 2021, the Diocese of Cuauhtémoc-Madera announced that López Soto had tested positive for COVID-19. He was admitted to Hospital Ángeles, a private hospital in the city of Chihuahua for treatment. López also suffered from several pre-existing cardiac conditions, including three heart surgeries in September 2018 for an obstructed artery, followed by a heart attack days after the operations.

Bishop Juan Guillermo López Soto died from complications of COVID-19, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, at the Hospital Ángeles in Chihuahua on September 8, 2021, at the age of 74. He had planned to retire in February 2022 when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 75.

References

  1. ^ "Juan Guillermo López Soto, 26 años de servicio Obispal". Reporte Cuauhtemoc. 2021-09-08. Archived from the original on 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  2. ^ Alba, Maribel (2021-08-30). "Obispo de Cuauhtémoc sale positivo a Covid". El Heraldo de Chihuahua. Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  3. ^ Alba, Maribel (2021-09-08). "Fallece Juan Guillermo López, Obispo de Cuauhtémoc". El Heraldo de Chihuahua. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  4. "Fallece Juan Guillermo López Soto, obispo de la Diócesis Cuauhtémoc-Madera". El Fronterizo. 2021-09-08. Archived from the original on 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
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