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Tomás López Durán

Auxiliary Bishop in Puebla
Auxiliary Bishop
1961
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Ordained
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Consecrated Bishop
Puebla
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Mexico
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The Life

Tomás López Durán was born on 1 January 1961 in Atoyatempan, in the archdiocese of Puebla, and was ordained a priest on 29 June 1991, incardinated in Puebla. He studied in the minor and major Palafoxiano seminary of Puebla and obtained a doctorate in Canon Law at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. As a priest he was discipline assessor of the major Palafoxiano seminary and professor of Canon Law, instructor judge of the Ecclesiastical Tribunal and collaborator in various parishes, and from 2010 Judicial Vicar of first instance of the V Ecclesiastical Tribunal Angelopolitano of Puebla; the Judicial Vicar office is appointment-era only and is never carried forward as a current assignment. He is diocesan clergy of Puebla; he has no religious congregation and no post-nominal initials.

On 6 December 2013 he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Puebla together with Rutilo Felipe Pozos Lorenzini, being assigned the titular see of Socia, and he was consecrated bishop on 3 March 2014, so the tenure codes from consecration under the auxiliary-start rule, never from the appointment. He has been auxiliary bishop of Puebla continuously since, under Archbishop Víctor Sánchez Espinosa, and he was still auxiliary at as_of: he turned 65 on 1 January 2026, and no transfer, resignation, or successor news surfaced. In the CEM he was checked against the Prot. 314/24 comunicado for the triennium 2024-2027 and is NOT listed there, checked-and-absent from that document, not no commission ever.

The Old Mass, See by See
Puebla2014-03-03 – presentauxiliaryNo act of his own
What he inheritedOpen tenure falling entirely inside the 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. ROSTER-GAP NOTE: the roster row for this man carries blank from, from_basis, and from_source fields, a known gap pattern (Miranda Weckmann, batch 2; Ortiz Aguirre, batch 13); the dossier supplies the dates, it does not correct a populated roster field. As an auxiliary he is not the ordinary: any regulation of the 1962 Missal in Puebla would be Archbishop Victor Sanchez Espinosa's act, not his, and the archdiocese's May 2023 SSPX warning is the ordinary's act, explicitly not his; 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
No governing act of his own found
References & Further Reading
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Nomina di Ausiliari di Puebla (Messico), 6 December 2013 — Holy See Press Office · 2013PRIMARY, ITALIAN BULLETIN. Appoints 'i Rev.di Rutilo Felipe Pozos Lorenzini... assegnandogli la sede titolare di Satafis, e Tomas Lopez Duran, Vicario Giudiziale del Tribunale Ecclesiastico di prima istanza di Puebla, assegnandogli la sede titolare di Socia.' CV for Lopez Duran: born Atoyatempan, archdiocese of Puebla, 1 January 1961; Palafoxiano minor and major seminary; priestly ordination 29 June 1991, incardinated Puebla; doctorate in Canon Law, Gregorian; discipline assessor + Canon Law professor; instructor judge + parish collaborator; from 2010 Judicial Vicar of first instance of the V Ecclesiastical Tribunal Angelopolitano. Parent-opened in full October 2026.
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Directorio, 20 June 2023 edition, OBISPOS AUXILIARES entry 12 — Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano · 2023PRIMARY-CONFERENCE, PARENT-READ. Entry 12, S. E. Mons. Lopez Duran Tomas, OBISPO AUXILIAR DE PUEBLA: born 01 January 1961; priest 29 June 1991; Ord. Episcopal: 03 March 2014; curia 16 de Septiembre No. 901, Puebla. The dossier's from_source for the open tenure, in the style of the other dossiers' CEM from_source strings, because the roster row is blank (see below). Parent-read on the extraction October 2026.
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Year 2014, March, Bishop Events — Catholic-Hierarchy · 2014SPINE. '3 Mar - Ordained Bishop - Tomas Lopez Duran - Titular Bishop of Socia - Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Angeles, Mexico,' in the same block as Rutilo Felipe Pozos Lorenzini (Satafis). Corroborating reference for the consecration date. Parent-opened October 2026.
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Archdiocese in Mexico warns against attending SSPX Mass in newly built church, 19 May 2023 — Catholic World Report (ACI Prensa / CNA translation-adaptation) · 2023PRESS, TRAP DOCUMENTATION ONLY. 'In a statement released May 12, the archdiocese stated that the church, located near the San Pedro Cholula district, has been built on behalf of the so-called Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X'; 'The Archdiocese of Puebla is headed by Archbishop Victor Sanchez Espinosa.' Neither Tomas Lopez Duran nor Francisco Javier Martinez Castillo is named anywhere in the article (parent-confirmed on the full text). The statement is the archdiocese's and the ordinary's act, never an auxiliary's, and it predates the July 2026 schism declaration; it is never an action entry and never sspx_2026 content. The CNA original was also opened via the CultNews101 mirror, which displays the CNA URL. Parent-opened in full October 2026.
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Comisiones Episcopales de la CEM, Trienio 2024-2027, Prot. 314/24 — Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (Vida Nueva Digital reproduction) · 2024PRIMARY-CONFERENCE, VIA REPRODUCTION, CHECKED-AND-ABSENT. A find for 'Lopez Duran' on the full 510-line extraction returns nothing: he is NOT listed in the 2024-2027 commissions document. Recorded as checked-and-absent from that document, not 'no commission ever.' Parent-checked October 2026.
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