Juan Guillermo López Soto (10 February 1947 – 8 September 2021) was a Mexican Roman Catholic prelate.
Biography
He served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuauhtémoc-Madera, based in Chihuahua state, for 26 years from November 1995, until his death in September 2021.[1]
On 30 August 2021, the Diocese of Cuauhtémoc-Madera announced that López Soto had tested positive for COVID-19.[2] He was admitted to Hospital Ángeles, a private hospital in the city of Chihuahua for treatment.[2][3] López also suffered from several pre-existing cardiac conditions, including three heart surgeries in September 2018 for an obstructed artery, followed by a heart attack days after the operations.[2]
Bishop Juan Guillermo López Soto died from complications of COVID-19, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, at the Hospital Ángeles in Chihuahua on 8 September 2021, at the age of 74.[1][3][4] He had planned to retire in February 2022 when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 75.[2]
References
- 1.[1.2]"Juan Guillermo López Soto, 26 años de servicio Obispal". Reporte Cuauhtemoc. 2021-09-08. Archived from the original on 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4]Alba, Maribel (2021-08-30). "Obispo de Cuauhtémoc sale positivo a Covid". El Heraldo de Chihuahua. Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- 3.[3.2]Alba, Maribel (2021-09-08). "Fallece Juan Guillermo López, Obispo de Cuauhtémoc". El Heraldo de Chihuahua. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- 4."Fallece Juan Guillermo López Soto, obispo de la Diócesis Cuauhtémoc-Madera". El Fronterizo. 2021-09-08. Archived from the original on 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-03.