Luis María Martínez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
His Excellency

Luis María Martínez
Archbishop of Mexico
Portrait by José Clemente Orozco, before 1950
SeeMexico City, Mexico
Installed20 February 1937
Term ended9 February 1956
PredecessorPascual Díaz y Barreto
SuccessorMiguel Darío Miranda y Gómez
Orders
Ordination20 November 1904
Consecration30 September 1923
by Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores
Personal details
BornLuis María Martínez y Rodríguez
(1881-06-09)9 June 1881
Michoacán, Mexico
Died9 February 1956(1956-02-09) (aged 74)
Mexico City, Mexico
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

Luis María Martínez y Rodríguez (9 June 1881 – 9 February 1956) was the Catholic archbishop of Mexico and the first official Primate of Mexico. He was also a scholar and poet, and a member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua.

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