José Raúl Vera López
José Raúl Vera López | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Saltillo | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Saltillo |
| See | Saltillo |
| Appointed | 30 December 1999 |
| Installed | 20 March 2000 |
| Retired | 21 November 2020 |
| Predecessor | Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano (1987-95) Coadjutor Bishop of San Cristóbal de las Casas (1995-99) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 June 1975 by Pope Paul VI |
| Consecration | 6 January 1988 by Pope John Paul II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Raúl Vera López 21 June 1945 |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
José Raúl Vera López (born 21 June 1945) is a Mexican friar of the Dominican Order. He was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saltillo from 2000 to 2020. He is known as well for his struggle for human rights and social justice.