Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Méndez Arceo, Sergio, Bishop
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Méndez Arceo, Sergio, Bishop, 1907-1992
Other form(s) of name
- Bishop Sergio Méndez Arceo
- Don Sergio Méndez Arceo
- Méndez Arceo, Sergio, Don
- Sergio Mendez Arceo
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1907-1992
History
In 1952, Don Sergio Méndez Arceo became Bishop of Cuernavaca, México. He was know for his progressive views that sometimes got him into trouble with Rome. He fostered liturgical reform and the beginnings of what would emerge as liberation theology. He was supportive of the work of Ivan Illich at the Center for Intercultural Documentation (CIDOC).