Francisco Orozco y Jiménez

José Francisco Orozco y Jiménez (1864–1936) was archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico from 1913 to 1936.

José Orozco y Jiménez was born in Zamora, Michoacán on November 19, 1864.

[1] As Archbishop of Guadalajara, Orozco led protests against the secularization decrees imposed upon Mexican clergy in 1918.

His tenure also saw an armed rebellion led by pro-Catholic forces against the Mexican government that occurred predominantly within his archdiocese.

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Statue of José Francisco Orozco y Jiménez