José Guadalupe Padilla Lozano, (December 12, 1920 – September 8, 2013) was a Mexican

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. Lozano was born in San Miguel El Alto, Mexico and ordained a priest on April 20, 1946, from the Archdiocese of Guadalajara. Lozano was appointed the first bishop of newly created Diocese of Veracruz on January 15, 1963, and ordained bishop on March 19, 1963. Lozano served the Diocese of Veracruz until his retirement on February 18, 2000.Jose Guadalupe Padilla Lopez
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Archdiocese of Guadalajara
(Spanish) 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Mexico Participants in the Second Vatican Council 1920 births 2013 deaths {{Mexico-RC-bishop-stub