Anselmo Zarza Bernal
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Anselmo Zarza Bernal is a Roman Catholic Bishop
in Mexico
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He was ordained a priest in 1939. He was the Bishop of Linares
from 1962 to 1966 and the Bishop of Leon, Mexico from 1966 to 1992.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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He was ordained a priest in 1939. He was the Bishop of Linares
Linares, Nuevo León
Linares is a small city in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. The city serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name and it is the largest urban centre of the so called "orange belt" region. The city had a 2005 census population of 56,065, while the...
from 1962 to 1966 and the Bishop of Leon, Mexico from 1966 to 1992.