Arturo Cepeda

José Arturo Cepeda (Alternatively: Arturo Cepeda; Full name: José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo), (May 15, 1969) is a Mexican-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as an auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit.


José Arturo Cepeda
Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
Titular Bishop of Tagase
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseDetroit
AppointedApril 18, 2011
InstalledMay 5, 2011
PredecessorLionel Gendron
Other postsTitular Bishop of Tagase
Orders
OrdinationJune 1, 1996
ConsecrationMay 5, 2011
by Allen Henry Vigneron, John Clayton Nienstedt, and John M. Quinn
Personal details
Born (1969-05-15) May 15, 1969
San Luis Potosí, Mexico
MottoAUDIENDUM, FIENDUM, NUNTIANDUM
Styles of
José Arturo Cepeda
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Ordination history of
Arturo Cepeda
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byAllen Henry Vigneron
DateMay 5, 2011

Biography

Arturo Cepeda studied at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome.[1]

Episcopacy

Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit

He was appointed titular Bishop of Tagase and Auxiliary to the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit on April 18, 2011, by Benedict XVI.[2] Arturo Cepeda was consecrated auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit on May 5, 2011, becoming the youngest bishop in the United States at age 41.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. "Bishop Arturo Cepeda". Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  2. "Bishop José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo". Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. "Bishop José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo". Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  4. "Youngest Bishop In U.S. Will Come To Detroit". CBS Detroit. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2013.

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
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Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
2011–present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Lionel Gendron
Roman Catholic Titular See of Tagase
2011–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent



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