José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra (born 1 January 1922) is a Mexican Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas from 1985 until his retirement in 1993.
Life
Parra was born in Cotija, Mexico, and was ordained a priest on May 26, 1946. Parra was appointed Bishop of Tula in 1961. He attended sessions one, two and four of the Second Vatican Council.[1] Parra's last appointment was to the Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas on September 11, 1985. He retired on May 3, 1993 and turned 100 in January 2022.[2] He is the oldest living Catholic bishop and the last living bishop appointed by Pope John XXIII.[3][4]
References
- 1."Bishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- 2."Früherer Bischof von Tula in Mexiko wird 100 | DOMRADIO.DE". www.domradio.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- 3.Bransom, Charles. "Apostolic Succession & Episcopal Lineages in the Roman Catholic Church". Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- 4."Oldest Bishops".