Appointment of bishop of Huajuapan de Léon, Mexico
Appointment of auxiliary of the metropolitan archdiocese of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala
Appointment of consultor of the Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State
Appointment of bishop of Huajuapan de Léon, Mexico
The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of Huajuapan de Léon, Mexico, the Reverend Miguel Ángel Castro Muñoz, of the clergy of the metropolitan archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, until now parish priest of Jesús Buen Pastor.
Curriculum vitae
Msgr. Miguel Ángel Castro Muñoz was born on 15 November 1970 in Puebla. He carried out his studies in philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Palafoxiano Seminary.
He was ordained a priest on 29 June 1998 and incardinated in the metropolitan archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles.
He was awarded a degree in Church history from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome.
After serving as vicar in various parishes of the metropolitan archdiocese, he became rector of the Guadalupano Archdiocesan Shrine. In addition, he has served as supervisor of the minor seminary and professor in the major seminary, spiritual director of the Lay Missionaries of Charity and coordinator of the Seminary Introductory Course.
From 2020 to the present he has served as parish priest of Jesús Buen Pastor in Puebla.
Appointment of auxiliary of the metropolitan archdiocese of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala
The Holy Father has appointed as auxiliary of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala, the Reverend Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum, of the clergy of the metropolitan archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala, until now parish priest of Nuestra Señora del Rosario and director of the archdiocesan pastoral centre of the same metropolitan see, assigning him the titular see of Rosella.
Curriculum vitae
Mgsr. Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum was born on 22 April 1962 in Totonicapán, metropolitan archdiocese of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán. After his primary and secondary studies, he entered the National Major Seminary, where he completed his basic studies for the priesthood.
He was ordained a priest on 13 May 1995, and incardinated in the metropolitan archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala.
After ordination he first served as parish vicar of San Juan Sacatepequez (1995). He then studied for a licentiate in dogmatic theology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome (1996-1998). He subsequently served as parish priest of San Pedro Apóstol (1998-2001); formator in the National Major Seminary (2001-2004); parish priest of San Juan María Vianney (2004-2018) and assistant secretary of the Episcopal Conference (2008-2012). From 2018 until the present he has held the roles of parish priest of Nuestra Señora del Rosario, director of the archdiocesan Pastoral Centre and member of the college of consultors.
Appointment of consultor of the Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State
The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop Alain Paul Lebeaupain, apostolic nuncio, as consultor of the Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State.
