Raúl Holguer López Mayorga

Raúl Holguer López Mayorga (born 24 August 1926) is an Ecuadorian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the bishop of Latacunga from 1990 to 2003. He previously served as Auxiliary Bishop, Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Guaranda.

Early life and priesthood

Raúl Holguer López Mayorga was born on 24 August 1926 in Mocha, in Ecuador’s Tungurahua Province. He was ordained a priest on 29 June 1951.

Episcopal ministry

López Mayorga was appointed Titular Bishop of Casae in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Guaranda on 30 March 1973 and received episcopal consecration on 29 April 1973, with Bishop Vicente Cisneros Durán as principal consecrator. He later served as Coadjutor Bishop of Guaranda, succeeding as Bishop of Guaranda in 1980.