Background
Orozco Lomelin, Francisco was born on July 4, 1917 in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico. Son of Alfonso Orozco, lawyer, and María Paz Lomelin.
Mexico Secretary of the Apostolic Delegate
Orozco Lomelin, Francisco was born on July 4, 1917 in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico. Son of Alfonso Orozco, lawyer, and María Paz Lomelin.
Primary studies in Lagos de Moreno and Mexico City. Enrolled in the Conciliar Seminary of Mexico, 1930-1936. Continued studies in Rome.
Graduated with a Ph.D. in theology and canonical law. Professor, Conciliar Seminary of Mexico, 1945-1952. Rector of the Conciliar Seminary of Mexico, 1952-1956.
Secretary of the Apostolic Delegate, Mexico. Appointed bishop of Vita and auxiliary of the Primate Archbishop of Mexico, since 1952. Vicar General of the Archbishopric, 1956-1968.
Roman Catholic