Juan Guillermo López Soto
Juan Guillermo López Soto (February 10, 1947 – September 8, 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 August 30, 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 at the Hospital Ángeles in Chihuahua on September 8, 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[]
- ^ a b "Juan Guillermo López Soto, 26 años de servicio Obispal". . 2021-09-08. Archived from the original on 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ a b c d Alba, Maribel (2021-08-30). "Obispo de Cuauhtémoc sale positivo a Covid". . Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ a b Alba, Maribel (2021-09-08). "Fallece Juan Guillermo López, Obispo de Cuauhtémoc". . Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "Fallece Juan Guillermo López Soto, obispo de la Diócesis Cuauhtémoc-Madera". . 2021-09-08. Archived from the original on 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- 1947 births
- 2021 deaths
- Mexican Roman Catholic bishops
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Mexico
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Mexico
- Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
- People from Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua