Background
He was born in Zamora, Michoacán on November 19, 1864.
He was born in Zamora, Michoacán on November 19, 1864.
He was ordained a priest in 1887 and appointed Bishop of Chiapas in 1902. During his tenure as Archbishop of Guadalajara, Orozco led protests against secularization decrees imposed upon Mexican clergy in 1918. The rebellion is known as the Cristero War.
He died on February 18, 1936.
Mexican Academy of History.