Guillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz Mondragón (March 13, 1947 – September 14, 2021) was a Mexican

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. He served as the Bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuautitlán The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuautitlán ( la, Dioecesis Cuautitlanensis) is based in the city of Cuautitlán, State of Mexico, Mexico. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla. History Pope John Paul II established the dioc ...

from October 2005 until his death in September 2021. Ortiz was born on March 13, 1947, in

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. He was ordained a deacon on December 15, 1974, and a

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on June 6, 1976. Ortiz was appointed an auxiliary bishop of the

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in January 2000. In November 2000, Ortiz was elected President of the

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. He also served as the official spokesperson for

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's fifth visit to

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in July and August 2002. Ortiz was appointed Bishop of the

Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...

on October 19, 2005. He was ordained on November 23, 2005, and held the position until his death in September 2021. Bishop Guillermo Ortiz Mondragón died on September 14, 2021, at the age of 74.

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