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Guadalupe Antonio Ruíz Urquín
Bishop of Huautla
Bishop
1971
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Ordained
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Consecrated Bishop
Huautla
Diocese
Mexico
Country
The Life
Guadalupe Antonio Ruíz Urquín was born on 21 April 1971 in Tapilula, Chiapas, and was formed in the seminaries of San Juan de los Lagos and Tuxtla. He was ordained a deacon on 11 February 1996 and a priest on 19 March 1997, incardinated in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, and took a licentiate in theology from ITEPAL, Bogotá, and then a doctorate from the Pontifical Lateran University. As a priest he was professor, vice rector and rector of the seminary, chaplain of the rectory of Saint Judas Thaddeus in Tuxtla, rector of the John Paul II Catholic University in Tuxtla, and responsible for the continuing formation of the clergy and vicar enrolled in the Metropolitan Cathedral. On 27 June 2020 the Holy See appointed him bishop prelate of Huautla, and he was consecrated bishop on 24 September 2020 for that see, so the Huautla tenure codes from consecration, no separate installation being established. In the CEM he is Responsable de la D.E. Doctrina de la Fe for the triennium 2024-2027.
Since 1 May 2026 he has also been Apostolic Administrator of Tuxtepec, concurrent with Huautla; the administration does not close or affect the Huautla tenure, and the cause of the Tuxtepec vacancy is not asserted in this bio prose. His Huautla predecessor in the ordinary line was José Armando Álvarez Cano, Huautla 2011-2019, who went to Tampico in 2019, not directly to Morelia; the see was then vacant for about thirteen months, from May 2019 to June 2020, and no administrator for that vacancy is established or asserted. He was still Prelate of Huautla and Apostolic Administrator of Tuxtepec at as_of.
The Old Mass, See by See
Tuxtepec2026-05-01 – presentadministratorNo act of his own
What he inheritedOpen tenure beginning inside the Traditionis custodes window (May 2026); no governing act of his own concerning the 1962 Missal was found for it through as_of, and no statement of his concerning communion with the Society of St. Pius X after the Holy See's 2 July 2026 schism declaration was found. Concurrent with Huautla; it does not close or affect the Huautla tenure. The vacancy cause is corroborated in the reference note (González Juárez to Campeche, same date) but is not asserted as his act here; and no CEM collective act is attributed to him.
Since the SSPX decree of 2 July 2026: No statement recorded as of 2026-10-28.
Reviewed 2026-10-28Confidence: medium
Huautla2020-09-24 – presentNo act of his own
What he inheritedOpen tenure spanning the whole Traditionis custodes window; no governing act of his own concerning the 1962 Missal was found for it through as_of, and no statement of his concerning communion with the Society of St. Pius X after the Holy See's 2 July 2026 schism declaration was found. His predecessor Álvarez Cano left Huautla in May 2019, before the motu proprio, so there are no predecessor TC acts to inherit; his Prot. 314/24 role is Doctrina de la Fe, never a liturgical-regulation act; and no CEM collective act is attributed to him.
Since the SSPX decree of 2 July 2026: No statement recorded as of 2026-10-28.
Reviewed 2026-10-28Confidence: medium
Domus Dei’s Verdict
The Bishop & the Mass of Ages
References & Further Reading
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Holy See bulletin N. 200627b, 27 June 2020TIER 1, PARENT-OPENED IN FULL. 'The Holy Father has appointed as bishop prelate of the prelature of Huautla, Mexico, the Reverend Guadalupe Antonio Ruíz Urquín, of the clergy of Tuxtla, Gutiérrez, currently responsible for the permanent formation of the clergy of this archdiocese.' CV: born in 'Tapitula', State of Chiapas, on 21 April 1971 - the bulletin's spelling is an apparent dropped-'l' variant in the same misprint class as batch-24 Etzatlán/Etzatán, batch-13 'Guanajuto' and batch-18 'Tacámburo'; the dossier ships 'Tapilula' (UCACH + the municipality's name), flagged here, never the misprint. Formation in the seminaries of San Juan de Los Lagos and Tuxtla; priest 19 March 1997, incardinated Tuxtla Gutiérrez; licentiate in theology from ITEPAL, Bogotá, then doctorate from the Pontifical Lateran University; professor, vice rector and rector of the seminary, chaplain of the rectory of Saint Judas Thaddeus in Tuxtla, rector of the John Paul II Catholic University in Tuxtla; currently responsible for continuing formation of the clergy and vicar enrolled in the Metropolitan Cathedral. Parent-opened in full October 2026.
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Nombramiento Obispo de la Prelatura de Huautla, Pbro. Guadalupe Antonio Ruíz UrquínCONFERENCE-UNIVERSITY, PARENT-OPENED IN FULL. Nunciature notice via the CEM, signed Alfonso G. Miranda Guardiola, published in L'Osservatore Romano 27 June 2020. Full CV confirmed, including diaconate 11 February 1996 (Tuxtla seminary) and priestly ordination 19 March 1997 'en su tierra natal, Tapilula, Chiapas' - the birthplace spelling that governs over the bulletin's 'Tapitula'. All offices as in the bio. Parent-opened in full October 2026.
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Holy See bulletin N. 190511c, 11 May 2019TIER 1, SUCCESSION CORRECTION, PARENT-OPENED IN FULL. 'The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of Tampico, Mexico, H.E. Msgr. José Armando Álvarez Cano, currently bishop prelate of Huautla.' Also: 'He was appointed bishop of the territorial prelature of Huautla in 2011, and received episcopal ordination on 20 January 2012.' PROOF that Álvarez Cano went Huautla to Tampico (2019), NOT directly Huautla to Morelia; his Morelia coadjutor move (2025) and succession (2026) are later and separate. The about-thirteen-month Huautla vacancy (May 2019-June 2020) stands; no vacancy administrator is established anywhere, and none is asserted. Parent-opened in full October 2026.
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Directorio, 20 June 2023 edition, entry 61PRIMARY-CONFERENCE, PARENT-READ. Entry 61, OBISPO PRELADO DE HUAUTLA: born 21 April 1971; priest 19 March 1997; episcopal 24 September 2020; curia Huautla de Jiménez; diocese index '3. Huautla Mons. Guadalupe Antonio Ruíz Urquín'. This is the Huautla tenure's from_source citation string. Parent-read on the extraction October 2026.
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Comisiones Episcopales de la CEM, Trienio 2024-2027, Prot. 314/24PRIMARY-CONFERENCE, VIA REPRODUCTION. Ruíz Urquín Responsable de la D.E. Doctrina de la Fe (C.E. para la Pastoral Profética). Parent-read October 2026.
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Mexico (country events page)SPINE, TUXTEPEC ADMINISTRATION CARRIER, PARENT-OPENED IN FULL. '1 May 2026, 55.0, Appointed, Guadalupe Antonio Ruíz Urquín, Apostolic Administrator of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Prelate of Huautla, Oaxaca.' Data 26 October 2026. This is the Tuxtepec tenure's from_source, roster vacant-row string verbatim. VACANCY-CAUSE NOTE (cross-batch resolution, batch-25 González memo): González Juárez (Tuxtepec, CEM entry 36) moved to Campeche from 1 May 2026 (roster possession; es.wikipedia successor line in the González dossier), and Ruíz Urquín administers Tuxtepec from the same 1 May 2026 (this page) - same date, same move, two independent carriers, so the vacancy cause is corroborated beyond Wikipedia tier; the Ruíz bio prose still states the administration WITHOUT asserting the cause. Parent-opened in full October 2026.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of TuxtepecWIKIPEDIA TIER, CORROBORATION, PARENT-OPENED IN FULL. Current leadership 'Apostolic Administrator: Guadalupe Antonio Ruíz Urquín'; ordinaries: José Alberto González Juárez (2015-2026), 'appointed Bishop of Campeche', then 'Apostolic administrator Guadalupe Antonio Ruíz Urquín (2026 - Present), Prelate of Huautla'. Crawled 3 September 2026 - predates as_of; the CH page is the stronger currency carrier. Parent-opened in full October 2026.
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Prelatura territorial de HuautlaWIKIPEDIA TIER, PARENT-OPENED IN FULL. Erected 8 October 1972 (bula Ad bonum animorum), suffragan of Antequera, seat Huautla de Jiménez, Cathedral of San Juan Evangelista; 2024: 10 parishes, 24 priests, 120,773 faithful. Episcopologio: Ramírez Sánchez, M.J. (1975-2005), Morales Sánchez (2005-2011, to Netzahualcóyotl), Álvarez Cano (2011-2019, to Tampico), Ruíz Urquín ('Desde el 27 de junio de 2020'). APPOINTMENT-DISPLAY TRAP: the episcopologio dates are appointment dates, never tenure dates - the Huautla tenure codes from consecration 2020-09-24 per the roster. Crawled 30 August 2026. Parent-opened in full October 2026.