Martín Dávila Gandara
His Excellency, the Most Reverend Martín Dávila Gandara | |
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Church | Templo de la Divina Providencia (Temple of the Divine Providence), Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico |
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Ordination | 29 December 1989 by Moisés Carmona |
Consecration | 11 May 1999 by Mark Pivarunas |
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Born | 12 May 1965 Jalisco, Mexico |
Nationality | Mexican |
Denomination | Catholic (sedevacantist) |
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Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Your Excellency |
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Website | obispoenmisiones.com |
Martín Dávila Gandara (born 12 May 1965) is a Mexican sedevacantist bishop. He is the bishop of the Sociedad Sacerdotal Trento[1][2] (Priestly Society of Trent).
Biography[]
Early life and family[]
Martín Dávila Gandara was born in a small town in Jalisco, Mexico, on 12 May 1965. He was born into a large pious Catholic family. His parents are Don José del Refugio Avila and Maria Mercedes Gándara Lozano. He was baptized on 10 June 1965 in the Parish of Saint Louis Bishop, in the same town he was born, and was confirmed on 21 January 1966. His mother instilled in him a devotion to the Señor de los Rayos (Our Lord of the Rays).[1][3]
In 1972, his family moved to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. On solemn liturgical days, he traveled to hear Mass from the Church of Jesus and Mary in El Paso, Texas, United States, a church belonging to the Society of Saint Pius X[1][3] (El Paso stands across the Mexico–United States border from Ciudad Juárez).
Diaconate[]
In July 1985, Dávila entered the Saint Benedict Preparatory Seminary in Hermosillo, Sonora,[3] which was founded by Bishop Moisés Carmona.[1]
In December 1988, being a deacon, he was sent to Acapulco, Guerrero, to assist in Carmona's intense ministry and work.[1][3]
Priesthood[]
On 29 December 1989, Dávila was ordained a priest by Carmona in the Templo de la Divina Providencia (Temple of the Divine Providence) in Acapulco.[1][3]
He exercised his priesthood first on diverse missions with Carmona in the mountains of Guerrero. Later, he was sent to attend his first community in Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria, located on the border between Oaxaca and Guerrero. After some time, he moved to the town of San Pablo Atlazalpan, State of Mexico.[3]
In 1990, he took possession of the vast community of Dos Caminos, Guerrero, in the central church of Saint James the Apostle, the head parish of other towns. He remained there for four years.[3]
In 1994, he arrived again and ministered at the city of Hermosillo, where he promoted the practice of the Communion of Reparation of the Nine First Fridays of each month to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, promoted catechesis up to the fourth grade level, and advanced the construction of the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.[3]
In 1996, he moved for ten months to Acapulco, where he exhumed and transferred to the Divine Providence Church the body of Carmona (who died in 1991),[3] which was previously buried some miles from the church. It is claimed that during the transference, Carmona's body showed no signs of decomposition, and that pictures taken of him when his body was put into the crypt looked the same at the time of his funeral.[4]
From December 1996 to January 1998, Dávila ministered in Chihuahua and Torreon, residing in the former city. There, he initiated the construction of a church dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel.[3]
Episcopacy[]
Bishop Mark Pivarunas, who along with Bishop Daniel Dolan inherited the responsibilities of the care of numerous churches and thousands of sedevacantists throughout Mexico after Carmona's death, requested the priests of the Sociedad Sacerdotal Trento to elect one of their own to be consecrated a bishop. On 14 October 1998, the priests, by a two-thirds majority of their votes, elected Dávila to be consecrated a bishop. On 11 May 1999, Dávila was consecrated a bishop by Pivarunas and Dolan in the Temple of the Divine Providence.[1][4][5]
In October 2002, he received the Diploma from the Institute of Sciences and Higher Education, AC (Hermosillo, Sonora), Higher School of Philosophy that accredits him as a member of the first Generation (1998-2002) of the degree in philosophy.[1][better source needed]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Biografía". Martín Dávila Gandara. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Tradicionalismo católico postconciliar y ultraderecha en Guadalajara" (PDF). Universidad de Guadalajara. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen (CMRI). "Biographical Sketch of Bishop Martín Dávila Gándara". May be read in a part of here.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Adsum (October 2016)" (PDF). Mater Dei Seminary. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ Introvigne, Massimo (2001). Enciclopedia delle religioni in Italia. ISBN 9788801015966.
- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from Jalisco
- Mexican traditionalist Catholics
- Sedevacantists
- Thục line bishops