Background
Alba Palacios, Jesús was born on November 23, 1909 in Villa Ocampo, Guanajuato, Mexico. Son of José de Jesús Alba and Herlinda Palacios.
Appointed Bishop of San Luis Potosí
Alba Palacios, Jesús was born on November 23, 1909 in Villa Ocampo, Guanajuato, Mexico. Son of José de Jesús Alba and Herlinda Palacios.
Enrolled in the Seminary of Our Lady of the Light, León, Guanajuato, September 27, 1920. Continued studies in Rome, 1923, graduating with a Ph.D. in philosophy, 1927, and a Ph.D. in Theology, 1931. Ordained March 26, 1932.
Taught at the Seminary in León. Confessor of Seminary, León, 1939-1949. Rector of the Seminary of Our Lady of the Light, 1949.
Appointed Bishop of San Luis Potosí, 1959. Auxiliary Bishop of the Archbishop of Mexico. Appointed Sixth Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, 1960-1984.
Bishop Emeritus of Tehuantepec, since 1984.
Roman Catholic