José Francisco Orozco y Jiménez (1864–1936) was archbishop of

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, Mexico from 1913 to 1936.

Biography

José Orozco y Jiménez was born in

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on November 19, 1864. He was ordained a priest in 1887 and appointed

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in 1902. As Archbishop of Guadalajara, Orozco led protests against the secularization decrees imposed upon Mexican clergy in 1918. His tenure also saw an armed rebellion led by pro-Catholic forces against the Mexican government that occurred predominantly within his archdiocese. The rebellion is known as the

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. He died at his home in Guadalajara on February 18, 1936.

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