José G. Saucedo Mendoza (December 5, 1924 – August 7, 1998) was a Mexican Anglican bishop from 1958 to 1997. He was the first bishop of Cuernavaca. He was the first archbishop of the

Anglican Church of Mexico The Anglican Church of Mexico ( es, La Iglesia Anglicana de México), originally known as Church of Jesus is the Anglican province in Mexico and includes five dioceses. The primate is Enrique Treviño Cruz, Bishop of Cuernavaca. Although bo ...

, serving from 1995 until his retirement in 1997. Under his episcopacy spanning four decades the Anglican Church of Mexico grew from one missionary diocese to five dioceses that formed an independent member of the worldwide

Anglican Communion The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion after the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Founded in 1867 in London, the communion has more than 85 million members within the Church of England and other ...

in 1995. As a promoter of access to the priesthood by women, he arranged for the ordination of the first female priest in Latin America. He attended the Episcopal Church's Virginia Theological Seminary, at Alexandria, Virginia. He was consecrated bishop in 1958 at XVII century church of San Jose de Gracia, Mexico City.

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1924 births 1998 deaths 20th-century Anglican bishops in Mexico People from Cuernavaca Virginia Theological Seminary alumni Anglican bishops of Cuernavaca Anglican archbishops of Mexico Mexican expatriates in the United States {{Anglican-bishop-stub