José Fortunato Álvarez Valdez
Bishop José Fortunato Álvarez Valdez
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed30 December 2015
PredecessorJosé Guadalupe Torres Camposs
Orders
Ordination31 May 1998
Consecration16 March 2016
by Christophe Pierre, José Antonio Fernández Hurtado, Bishop José Isidro Guerrero Macías
Personal details
Born
Bishop José Fortunato Álvarez Valdéz

(1967-11-08)November 8, 1967
DiedNovember 7, 2018(2018-11-07) (aged 50)
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
NationalityMexican

Biography

Álvarez Valdez was born in Mexicali, Baja California,[1] and was ordained to the priesthood in 1998. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gómez Palacio from 2016 until his death on 7 November 2018,[2] a day shy of his 51st birthday.

Notes

  1. "Bishop José Fortunato Álvarez Valdez". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
  2. "Diocese of Gómez Palacio, Mexico". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2018-11-08.


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