Background
CASTILLO Y PIÑA, José was born on August 27, 1888 in Valle de Rravo, Mcx., Mexico.
CASTILLO Y PIÑA, José was born on August 27, 1888 in Valle de Rravo, Mcx., Mexico.
Educated Seminario Conciliar, Mexico City, 19007. Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, and Colegio Pontificio Pío Latino Americano. Ph.D., Pontifical Academy, of Saint Thomas Aquinas.
Professor, Seminario Conciliar, and University Pontificia Mexicana, 1911-1930. Official, Sagrada Mitra, 1922-1929. Administrator general, archhishopric of Mexico, since 1930.
Contributor to Excelsior, since 1941. Possesses a notable library and a collection of paintings, archaeological objects, and manuscripts. Member Society Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística, Society Antonio Alzate, Academy, de Ciencias y Artes de Cádiz, Academy Guadalupana.
Chaplain, Knights of Columbus.
Member Society Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística, Society Antonio Alzate, Academy, de Ciencias y Artes de Cádiz, Academy Guadalupana.