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Miguel Ángel Espinosa Garza

Bishop of La Paz en la Baja California Sur
Bishop
1966
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Ordained
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Consecrated Bishop
La Paz en la Baja California Sur
Diocese
Mexico
Country
The Life

Miguel Ángel Espinoza Garza was born on 26 April 1966 in San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Monterrey on 15 August 1991. He studied at the Monterrey Seminary.

As a priest of Monterrey he served as parish vicar, as rector of the Residence of the Pontifical University of Mexico, as coordinator of vocational pastoral care for the Archdiocese of Monterrey, as formator in the minor seminary of the Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, and as parish priest and episcopal vicar for pastoral care. At his appointment as coadjutor he was parish priest of Nuestra Señora de Fátima, a member of the pastoral council, and director of the Diocesan Commission for the Administration of Assets.

Pope Francis appointed him coadjutor bishop of La Paz en la Baja California Sur on 3 November 2022, and he was consecrated bishop on 24 January 2023. On 31 January 2026 Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Bishop Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz, and Espinoza Garza succeeded him as diocesan bishop the same day; the succession was automatic, and no distinct installation ceremony for him on 31 January 2026 was found. Alba Díaz died on 2 February 2026.

The Old Mass, See by See
La Paz en la Baja California Sur2026-01-31 – presentNo act of his own
What he inheritedNo provision for the 1962 Missal inherited from Miguel Angel Alba Diaz 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
La Paz en la Baja California Sur2022-11-03 – 2026-01-31coadjutorNo act of his own
What he inheritedAs coadjutor he held no diocesan authority over liturgical provision; no provision for the 1962 Missal inherited from Miguel Angel Alba Diaz 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, 3 November 2022 — Holy See Press Office · 2022Appointment as coadjutor bishop of La Paz; CV: born 26 April 1966, San Nicolás de los Garza; priestly ordination 15 August 1991, Monterrey; Monterrey and La Paz offices.
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Rinunce e nomine, 31 January 2026 — Holy See Press Office · 2026Acceptance of Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz's resignation; Espinoza Garza, hitherto coadjutor of the same diocese, succeeds him.
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Bishops Consecrated in 2023 — GCatholic · 2023Elected 2022-11-03, consecrated 2023-01-24. Spells the name Espinoza Garza, as do both Vatican bulletins; the roster slug spells Espinosa.
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Coadjutor Espinoza Garza assumes office as new Bishop of La Paz — InfoVaticana · 2026Succession mechanism corroborated. Its bio paragraph (born Saltillo 1967, priest 1993, consecrated March 2023, Saltillo posts) conflicts with the Vatican bulletin on all four points and is not used.
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Mexican emeritus bishop dies after submitting his resignation — InfoVaticana · 2026Corroborates the 31 January 2026 succession and Alba Díaz's death on 2 February 2026. Spells the surname Espinosa, as the roster does; its 'just hours' phrasing is not used, only the dates.
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