Adalberto Almeida y Merino

Servant of God

Adalberto Almeida y Merino
Servant of God; Adalberto Almeida y Merino
Archbishop of Chihuahua
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Chihuahua
See	Chihuahua
Appointed	24 August 1969
Term ended	24 June 1991
Predecessor	Antonio Guízar y Valencia
Successor	José Fernández Arteaga
Other post(s)	Bishop of Tulancingo (1956–1962); Bishop of Zacatecas (1962–1969);
Orders
Ordination	24 April 1943; by Cardinal Luigi Traglia
Consecration	15 August 1956; by Antonio Guízar y Valencia
Rank	Archbishop
Personal details
Born	6 June 1916; Bachíniva, Chihuahua, Mexico
Died	21 June 2008 (aged 92); Chihuahua, Mexico
Buried	23 June 2008; Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Our Lady of Regla, and of Saint Francis of Assisi, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
Parents	Luis Almeida Alderete and María Merino Sáenz
Alma mater	Seminario Arquidiocesano de Chihuahua; Seminario Conciliar Mayor de Durango; Seminarios Diocesanos de San Luis Potosi; Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome;

Adalberto Almeida y Merino (Bachíniva, June 6, 1916 – Chihuahua, June 21, 2008) was a Mexican prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Tulancingo, 1956–1962; Bishop of Zacatecas, 1962–1969 and Archbishop of Chihuahua, 1969–1991.