Rafael Barraza Sánchez (24 October 1928 – 26 July 2020) was a Mexican

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bishop. Barraza Sánchez was born in

Durango Durango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the 31 states which make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country. With a population of 1,832,650 ...

and was ordained to the priesthood in 1951. He served as

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of ''Drivastum'' and as auxiliary bishop of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango () is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico. Based in the city of Durango, it is the metropolitan see for the suffragan dioceses of Gómez Palacio, Mazatlán and Torreón as well as the Territorial Prelat ...

, Mexico, from 1979 to 1981 and then as bishop of the

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, Mexico, from 1981 to 2005.Rafael Barraza Sánchez
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