About Hilario Chávez Joya
Lived 1928 – 2010 (aged 82). Hilario Chávez Joya was a Mexican catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Hilario Chávez Joya (22 January 1928 – 4 March 2010) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Mexico.
Ordained on 22 October 1950, Chávez Joya was appointed bishop of the territorial prelate of Nuevo Casas Grandes on 13 April 1978, and was ordained on 7 July 1978. He became the first bishop when the territorial prelate became a diocese on 3 June 2000, retiring on 22 May 2004.
He was known for his love for soccer and a few times he was seen playing with a football in the local seminary in Nuevo Casas Grandes.
He was found dead on his bed, due to diabetes, in a seminary in Leon, Guanajuato on 4 March 2010.
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Roman Catholic bishop (1928-2010)
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Hilario Chávez Joya was born on 22 January 1928 in Mexico City.
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Hilario Chávez Joya died on 4 March 2010 in León de Los Aldama.
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Hilario Chávez Joya was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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