José Salazar López

Cardinal José Salazar López ( born January 12, 1910 in Ameca, Mexico, † July 9th, 1991 in Guadalajara) was Archbishop of Guadalajara.

Life

José Salazar López studied in Guadalajara and Rome, the subjects Catholic theology and philosophy. He received on 26 May 1934, the sacrament of Holy Orders, and then worked as a parish pastor, teacher, prefect of studies and seminar leader in his home diocese. In the years he was Apostolic Visitor for seminaries of Puebla and Durango.

Pope John XXIII. appointed him on 22 May 1961 Titular Bishop of Prusias ad Hypium and Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Zamora. The bishop ordained José Salazar López José Cardinal Garibi y Rivera. He participated in the years 1962-1965 at the Second Vatican Council and in 1967 bishop of Zamora. On February 21, 1970 Pope Paul VI appointed him. Archbishop of Guadalajara and took him on March 5, 1973 as a cardinal priest with the titular church Sant'Emerenziana a goal Fiorenza to the College of Cardinals. Salazar López was a participant at both conclaves in 1978, in which John Paul I and John Paul II were selected. The latter took on 15 May 1987 to his resignation, the Salazar López had submitted according to the established in the Codex Iuris Canonici standard in 1985 reaching the 75th birthday. He died on July 9, 1991 in Guadalajara, and was buried in the local cathedral.