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3 unusual facts about Adalberto Almeida y Merino


Adalberto Almeida y Merino

Through his adaptation of the Social Christian Doctrine as elaborated by the Second Vatican Council, he actively evangelized the less fortunate members of society, and established the permanent Diaconate in the archdiocese.

During his bishopric he attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council, and celebrated the centennial of the Diocese.

Pope John XXIII appointed him in 1962, just before convening the Second Vatican Council, as the ninth Bishop of Zacatecas.



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