Juan Guillermo López Soto

López Soto in 2018

Juan Guillermo López Soto (February 10, 1947 – September 8, 2021) was a Mexican Roman Catholic prelate.

Biography

He served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuauhtémoc-Madera, based in Chihuahua state, for 26 years from November 1995, until his death in September 2021.[1]

On August 30, 2021, the Diocese of Cuauhtémoc-Madera announced that López Soto had tested positive for COVID-19.[2] He was admitted to Hospital Ángeles, a private hospital in the city of Chihuahua for treatment.[2][3] López also suffered from several pre-existing cardiac conditions, including three heart surgeries in September 2018 for an obstructed artery, followed by a heart attack days after the operations.[2]

Bishop Juan Guillermo López Soto died from complications of COVID-19, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, at the Hospital Ángeles in Chihuahua on September 8, 2021, at the age of 74.[1][3][4] He had planned to retire in February 2022 when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 75.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Juan Guillermo López Soto, 26 años de servicio Obispal". Reporte Cuauhtemoc. 2021-09-08. Archived from the original on 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  2. ^ a b c d Alba, Maribel (2021-08-30). "Obispo de Cuauhtémoc sale positivo a Covid". El Heraldo de Chihuahua. Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  3. ^ a b Alba, Maribel (2021-09-08). "Fallece Juan Guillermo López, Obispo de Cuauhtémoc". El Heraldo de Chihuahua. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  4. ^ "Fallece Juan Guillermo López Soto, obispo de la Diócesis Cuauhtémoc-Madera". El Fronterizo. 2021-09-08. Archived from the original on 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-03.