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José Salazar López | |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara | |
 Photo taken sometime in the 1980s. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Guadalajara |
| See | Guadalajara |
| Appointed | 21 February 1970 |
| Installed | 1 March 1970 |
| Term ended | 15 May 1987 |
| Predecessor | José Garibi Rivera |
| Successor | Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo |
| Other post | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza (1973-91) |
| Previous posts | Titular Bishop of Prusias ad Hypium (1961-67) Coadjutor Bishop of Zamora (1961-67) Bishop of Zamora (1967-70) President of the Mexican Episcopal Conference (1973-80) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 26 May 1934 by José Garibi Rivera |
| Consecration | 20 August 1961 by José Garibi Rivera |
| Created cardinal | 5 March 1973 byPope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Salazar López 12 January 1910 |
| Died | 9 July 1991(1991-07-09) (aged 81) Santísima Trinidad Hospital,Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Buried | Guadalajara Cathedral |
| Parents | Cándido Salazar Ortiz Luisa López Villaseñor |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Motto | Ministrare |
| Styles of José Salazar López | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Guadalajara (emeritus) |
José Salazar López (January 12, 1910 – July 9, 1991) was a MexicanCardinal of theRoman Catholic Church. He served asArchbishop of Guadalajara from 1970 to 1987, and was elevated to thecardinalate in 1973.
Born inAmeca,Jalisco, José Salazar López studied at theseminary inGuadalajara and thePontifical Gregorian University inRome before beingordained to thepriesthood on May 26, 1934. He then didpastoral work in Guadalajara until 1961. During this time, Salazar led theconstruction of theConciliar Seminary of Guadalajara, where he later served as aprofessor andprefect of studies (1934-1944), vice-rector (1944-1950), and rector (1950-1961). He was madeApostolic Visitor to the seminaries inPuebla andDurango in 1958.
On May 22, 1961, Salazar was appointedCoadjutor Bishop ofZamora andTitular bishop of Prusias ad Hypium byPope John XXIII. He received hisepiscopal consecration on the following August 20 from CardinalJosé Garibi y Rivera, with ArchbishopFrancisco Nuño y Guerrero and BishopJosé Anaya y Diez de Bonilla serving asco-consecrators. After attending theSecond Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965, Salazar succeeded Anaya y Diez asBishop of Zamora on September 15, 1967. He was later named Archbishop of Guadalajara on February 21, 1970.
Pope Paul VI created himCardinal Priest ofS. Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza in theconsistory of March 5, 1973. Salazar once served asPresident of the MexicanEpiscopal Conference, and was one of thecardinal electors who participated in theconclaves ofAugust andOctober 1978, which selectedPopes John Paul I andJohn Paul II respectively. He resigned as Guadalajara's archbishop on May 15, 1987, and lost the right to participate in another conclave upon reaching age 80 on January 12, 1990.
The Cardinal died from aheart attack[1] in Guadalajara, at the age of 81. He is buried inthe metropolitan cathedral of the same city.
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Zamora 1967–1970 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Archbishop of Guadalajara 1970–1987 | Succeeded by |
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