José Raúl Vera López


José Raúl Vera López

Bishop Emeritus of Saltillo
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseSaltillo
SeeSaltillo
Appointed30 December 1999
Installed20 March 2000
Retired21 November 2020
PredecessorFrancisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla
Previous post(s)Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano (1987-95)
Coadjutor Bishop of San Cristóbal de las Casas (1995-99)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1975
by Pope Paul VI
Consecration6 January 1988
by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Born
José Raúl Vera López

(1945-06-21) 21 June 1945
Alma materNational 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.