Mario Espinosa Contreras (22 November 1949) is a Roman Catholic bishop who serves as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán in Mexico since 2005.[1]
Born on November 22, 1949, in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico, Mario Espinosa Contreras became a priest in his hometown and later bishop in Tehuacán and Mazatlán,[2] In 2024, he spoke about the kidnapping of 66 people in Culiacán during the Palm Sunday mass from the altar of the Basilica Cathedral of Mazatlán.[3]
References
- 1.Cheney 2023.
- 2."Mazatlán – Arquidiócesis de Durango". Arquidiócesis de Durango – Arquidiócesis de Durango (in Spanish). Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- 3.Barragán, Almudena (March 25, 2024). "El mensaje para el narco del obispo de Mazatlán tras el secuestro de 66 personas en Sinaloa: "Hago un llamado a la cordura"". El País México (in Spanish). Retrieved May 21, 2024.