Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel

Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel (born May 1, 1940, Coatepec Harinas, Estado de México) is a Mexican Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas, in the Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico, from 2000 to 2015. From 1991 to 2000 he was Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, where he was succeeded by Rogelio Cabrera López.[1] Ordained as a priest in 1963, he celebrated his 50th anniversary of priesthood in 2013.[2] He became Bishop of San Cristobal de las Casas, following the resignation of Bishop Samuel Ruiz, a social progressive who had defended the rights of the indigenous peoples and of the Zapatista rebels. Arizmendi consistently defended Ruiz against his many critics. Arizmendi has a reputation for being theologically conservative but socially progressive.[3] In 2012, he announced that he would be organizing efforts to translate the Catholic Mass and the Bible into the indigenous language Nahuatl.[4]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Arizmendi and the second or maternal family name is Esquivel.

Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel
Bishop of Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas
Orders
Ordination1991
Personal details
Born(1940-05-01)May 1, 1940
Chiltepec, Coatepec Harinas, Estado de México
DenominationCatholic

On May 1, 2015, Arizmendi turned 75 and presented his resignation to Pope Francis, but was requested to stay in the position until further notice from the see.[5] Msgr. Enrique Díaz Díaz, who was named as auxiliary bishop of the diocese in May 2014, is expected to succeed Arizmendi as bishop.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Luís Miguel Cantón Marín		 Bishop of Tapachula
7 March 1991 – 31 March 2000		 Succeeded by
Rogelio Cabrera López
Preceded by
Samuel Ruiz García		 Bishop of San Cristóbal de las Casas
1 May 2000 – 1 May 2015		 Succeeded by
Enrique Díaz Díaz

References
  1. "Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. "Obispo Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel cumple bodas de oro sacerdotales | Chiapasparalelo". chiapasparalelo.com. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  3. "Bishop to continue Ruiz's work". natcath.org. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  4. "La Iglesia católica traducirá la Biblia al náhuatl | El Observador Mexico". elobservadormexico.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  5. Henriquez, Elio (2015-05-01). "Obispo Felipe Arizmendi presenta su renuncia al Papa". La Jornada. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
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