Manuel Castro Ruiz

Manuel Castro Ruiz
Manuel Castro Ruiz
Archbishop of Archdiocese of Yucatán (Emeritus)
Church Roman Catholic Church
See Archdiocese of Yucatán
In Office 1969 - 1995
Predecessor Fernando Ruiz y Solózarno
Successor Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán
Orders
Ordination June 19, 1943
Personal details
Born November 9, 1918(1918-11-09)
Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
Died November 18, 2008(2008-11-18) (aged 90)
Previous post Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Yucatán
Bishop

Manuel Castro Ruiz (November 9, 1918 – November 18, 2008) was a Mexican Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

He was born in Morelia, Michoacán, where he was ordained a priest on June 19, 1943. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Yucatán on July 21, 1965, along with Titular Bishop of Cincari and was ordained a bishop on December 27, 1965. Ruiz was appointed as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Yucatán on September 20, 1969 and retired from there on March 15, 1995.

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