His Excellence

Atenógenes Silva y
Álvarez Tostado
Archbishop of Morelia 1900–1911
ArchdioceseMorelia
ProvinceMorelia
SeeMorelia
Appointed31 August 1900[1]
Installed27 November 1900
Term ended26 February 1911
PredecessorJosé Ignacio Árciga y Ruiz de Chávez
SuccessorLeopoldo Ruiz y Flores
Orders
Ordination30 November 1871
Consecration9 October 1892
Personal details
Born(1848-08-22)22 August 1848
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Died26 February 1911(1911-02-26) (aged 62)
Morelia, Michoacán
NationalityMexican
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)Bishop of Colima 1892–1900
Alma materPontifical Academy of Guadalajara
Styles of
Atenógenes Silva y Álvarez Tostado
Reference styleHis Excellence
Spoken styleYour Excellence

Atenógenes Silva y Álvarez Tostado (22 August 1848 – 26 February 1911) was a Mexican clergyman, Bishop of Colima (1892–1900), and Archbishop of Morelia (1900–1911).

Biography

He was the son of Joaquín Silva (of Portuguese origin) and Ignacia Álvarez Tostado (born in Tlajomulco de Zúñiga).[2] He was ordained a priest on 30 November 1871 in the Parish of the Sanctuary of Guadalajara. He obtained a doctorate in Theology from the Pontifical Academy of Guadalajara.

At twenty-five years of age, he was a priest in the Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán, where he founded an observatory. In 1880 he was appointed parish priest of the same diocese. In 1883, he was a prebendary in the Cathedral of Guadalajara, during his canonry he founded welfare homes and some other religious institutions. He was a professor at his alma mater.

In that archdiocese, he founded the hospital of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart and the Poor, also known as Hospital of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.[3]

On 11 July 1892, Pope Leo XIII named him Bishop of Colima; on 9 October of the same year he was consecrated by the hands of Archbishop Pedro Loza y Pardavé.[4] On August 21, 1900 he was named Archbishop of Morelia; in this archdiocese he founded schools which he provided with libraries and laboratories.

For his work he was known as the "Father of the Poor". He was decorated with the great cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic. On 1 January 1900, he was elected a corresponding member of the Mexican Academy of Language.[5] He died at the age of 62, on 26 February 1911, in Morelia.

References

  1. ↑ "Archbishop Atenógenes Silva y Álvarez Tostado †". Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Atenógenes Silva" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Hospital del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Archbishop Atenógenes Silva y Álvarez Tostado †". Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Académicos. Atenógenes Silva" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2023.

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