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Luis Martín Barraza Beltrán

Bishop of Torreón
Bishop
1963
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Ordained
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Consecrated Bishop
Torreón
Diocese
Mexico
Country
The Life

Luis Martín Barraza Beltrán was born on 22 November 1963 in Ciudad Camargo, in the Archdiocese of Chihuahua. He entered the major seminary of Chihuahua in 1978, was sent in 1981 to the Regional Seminary of the North in Ciudad Juárez for philosophy, and returned to the archdiocesan seminary of Chihuahua for theology. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chihuahua on 17 June 1988.

As a priest he served for five years as parish vicar and then parish priest of Jesús Nazareno; studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1993, taking a licentiate in philosophy; served from 1995 to 2001 as parish priest of Asunción de María, spending three of those years as vicar forane of Pastoral Zone II; entered the El Prado priestly organization in 1995; served from 2000 to 2002 as prefect of studies of the major seminary of Chihuahua; served from 2001 to 2008 as pastor of San Pedro Apóstol, then briefly as pastor of San Juan Bautista; served from 2010 to 2013 as spiritual director of the archdiocesan major seminary; and has served as rector since 2013. He was also a member of the college of consultors and of the diocesan council for pastoral ministry of the Archdiocese of Chihuahua.

Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Torreón on 9 September 2017, succeeding José Guadalupe Galván Galindo, whose resignation was accepted the same day. He was ordained bishop for Torreón on 29 November 2017. The roster gives 29 November 2017 as his consecration and notes that installation is not separately established; no separate possession date is asserted in this dossier.

In His Own Words
I've heard that the elections were not so exemplary, that people from all political stripes behaved badly. Public service should be dignified. We're hearing that people around the world say money went missing. We should not abuse the good faith of the people.
Remark at the dedication of the Torreón cable car system, December 2017, as reported by Mexico News Daily (via the Singular mirror), embedding a Milenio Laguna post dated 7 December 2017. A news report of spoken remarks, not a work of his own.
The Old Mass, See by See
Torreón2017-11-29 – presentNo act of his own
What he inheritedNo provision for the 1962 Missal inherited from José Guadalupe Galván Galindo is established in the record.
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
No governing act of his own found
References & Further Reading
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Rinunce e nomine, 9 September 2017 — Holy See Press Office · 2017Galván Galindo resignation accepted; Barraza Beltrán appointed Bishop of Torreón, then rector of the major seminary of the Archdiocese of Chihuahua; born 22 November 1963, Ciudad Camargo; formation 1978-1988; priest 17 June 1988 for Chihuahua; offices including El Prado 1995, prefect of studies 2000-2002, San Pedro Apóstol 2001-2008, spiritual director 2010-2013, rector since 2013.
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New cable car system begins operating in Coahuila — Mexico News Daily (via Singular mirror) · 2017Torreón teleférico dedication, December 2017; Barraza's remark on the elections and public service. The article describes him as having 'took office November 29'; that phrasing is not treated here as a possession source, and the dossier tenure runs from the roster's consecration basis with installation not separately established.
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