Atenógenes Silva
Atenógenes Silva y Álvarez Tostado (22 August 1848 – 26 February 1911) was a Mexican clergyman, Bishop (Catholic Church) , Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima , Colima (1892–1900), and Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia , Morelia (1900–1911). Biography He was the son of Joaquín Silva (of Portuguese origin) and Ignacia Álvarez Tostado (born in Tlajomulco de Zúñiga). He was ordained a priest on 30 November 1871 in the Parish of the Sanctuary of Guadalajara. He obtained a doctorate in Theology from the Pontifical Academy of Guadalajara. At twenty-five years of age, he was a priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán , Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán, where he founded an observatory. In 1880 he was appointed parish priest of the same diocese. In 1883, he was a prebendary in the Guadalajara Cathedral , Cathedral of Guadalajara, during his canonry he founded welfare homes and some other religious institutions. He was a professor at his alma ...
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Morelia
The Archdiocese of Morelia ( la, Archidioecesis Moreliensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western central Mexico."Archdiocese of Morelia"
''Catholic-Hierarchy.org.'' David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia"
''GCatholic.org.'' Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 It was erected on 11 August 1536 as the Diocese of Michoacán. The cathedra is found in the Morelia Cathedral, Cathedral of the Transfiguration in the episcopal see of Morelia, capital of Michoacán state. It also has a minor basilica: Basílica de Nuestra Señora de l ...
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