He studied for the ministry at the San Andrés Seminary in Mexico City, being ordained a deacon in 1972 and a priest in 1974, for the Diocese of Northern Mexico.
He was bishop of Northern Mexico, from 5 March 2010 to November 2020. In 2013 he was elected IV Primate of the Anglican Church of Mexico at their 7th General Synod on 14 June 2013, with his installation taking place two days later.[1] He retired effective 13 November 2020.[2] During his primacy Mexico received the first ever visit of an Archbishop of Canterbury. In February 2020 he signed a new covenant with The Episcopal Church (USA).[3]
In 2023 Moreno issued a communique where he did not recognize the result of the electoral synod electing his successor as diocesan bishop, alleging serious irregularities and violation of canon law to the point of qualifying it as an electoral fraud, and he was in fact still recognized as the only legitimate bishop by several congregations including the cathedral of the Northern Mexico diocese. In the same communique, he informed the readers that legally he was still the bishop of the diocese and that he was going to take legal proceedings against those responsible; he promised a new electoral synod with fairness and clear rules so a new bishop freely elected might succeed him.[4]
In the fall of 2023, Moreno and two other bishops constituted a board claiming to be the Anglican Church of Mexico's legal governing board. In doing so, they voted to strip Anglican Church of Mexico Archbishop Enrique Treviño Cruz of his primacy and install Moreno as acting primate. According to news reports, "the dissenting bishops retain control of the financial accounts of the Diocese of the North and the Province of Mexico." However, according to Linda Nicholls, regional Anglican primate for the Americas, the Anglican Communion Office would continue to recognize Treviño as primate.[5]
Viewsedit
He is seen as a moderate in the context of the current divisions of the Anglican Communion, being friendly with the liberal pro-LGBT provinces, but still opposing civil same-sex marriages and the religious blessing of same-sex unions as the official policy of the province.[6]
Referencesedit
^Primates of the Anglican Communion - Archbishop of Mexico, Anglican Ink, 3 January 2016
^"New Primates for Korea, Japan and Hong Kong; Primates of Mexico and Hong Kong to Retire". 10 November 2020.
francisco, manuel, moreno, born, monterrey, august, 1950, mexican, anglican, bishop, right, reverendarchbishop, mexicobishop, northern, mexicochurchanglican, church, mexicoin, office2010, 2020predecessormarcelino, rivera, delgadosuccessoroscar, pulido, dispute. Francisco Manuel Moreno born Monterrey 13 August 1950 is a Mexican Anglican bishop The Right ReverendFrancisco Manuel MorenoArchbishop of MexicoBishop of Northern MexicoChurchAnglican Church of MexicoIn office2010 2020PredecessorMarcelino Rivera DelgadoSuccessorOscar Pulido disputed OrdersOrdination1976Personal detailsBorn13 August 1950Monterrey Mexico Contents 1 Biography 2 Views 3 References 4 External linksBiography editHe studied for the ministry at the San Andres Seminary in Mexico City being ordained a deacon in 1972 and a priest in 1974 for the Diocese of Northern Mexico He was bishop of Northern Mexico from 5 March 2010 to November 2020 In 2013 he was elected IV Primate of the Anglican Church of Mexico at their 7th General Synod on 14 June 2013 with his installation taking place two days later 1 He retired effective 13 November 2020 2 During his primacy Mexico received the first ever visit of an Archbishop of Canterbury In February 2020 he signed a new covenant with The Episcopal Church USA 3 In 2023 Moreno issued a communique where he did not recognize the result of the electoral synod electing his successor as diocesan bishop alleging serious irregularities and violation of canon law to the point of qualifying it as an electoral fraud and he was in fact still recognized as the only legitimate bishop by several congregations including the cathedral of the Northern Mexico diocese In the same communique he informed the readers that legally he was still the bishop of the diocese and that he was going to take legal proceedings against those responsible he promised a new electoral synod with fairness and clear rules so a new bishop freely elected might succeed him 4 In the fall of 2023 Moreno and two other bishops constituted a board claiming to be the Anglican Church of Mexico s legal governing board In doing so they voted to strip Anglican Church of Mexico Archbishop Enrique Trevino Cruz of his primacy and install Moreno as acting primate According to news reports the dissenting bishops retain control of the financial accounts of the Diocese of the North and the Province of Mexico However according to Linda Nicholls regional Anglican primate for the Americas the Anglican Communion Office would continue to recognize Trevino as primate 5 Views editHe is seen as a moderate in the context of the current divisions of the Anglican Communion being friendly with the liberal pro LGBT provinces but still opposing civil same sex marriages and the religious blessing of same sex unions as the official policy of the province 6 References edit Primates of the Anglican Communion Archbishop of Mexico Anglican Ink 3 January 2016 New Primates for Korea Japan and Hong Kong Primates of Mexico and Hong Kong to Retire 10 November 2020 https mexicoanglicano wordpress com https www facebook com photo fbid 1574745086642822 amp set pcb 1574745129976151 Smith Emilie Teresa March 12 2024 Tempest in the Anglican Church of Mexico The Living Church Retrieved 13 March 2024 Anglicanos y mormones contra matrimonios gay Vanguardia 10 June 2016 Spanish External links editPrimates of the Anglican Communion Archbishop of Mexico Anglican Ink 3 January 2016Anglican Communion titlesPreceded byCarlos Touche Porter Archbishop of Mexico2014 2020 Succeeded byEnrique Trevino CruzPreceded byMarcelino Rivera Delgado Bishop of Northern Mexico2010 2020 Succeeded byOscar Pulido disputed nbsp This article about an Anglican bishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francisco Manuel Moreno amp oldid 1213536041, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
