Episode 2 of 3
Defrocking in Durango
- When
- 27 July 1811
- Where
- Diocese of Durango
Hidalgo was officially defrocked and excommunicated by Bishop Francisco Gabriel de Olivares in the diocese of Durango on 27 July 1811.
After being turned over to Durango, Bishop Francisco Gabriel de Olivares officially defrocked and excommunicated Hidalgo on 27 July 1811. This ecclesiastical action stripped him of his priesthood status prior to his execution. Earlier, in October 1810, the Inquisition had issued an excommunication edict condemning Hidalgo as a seditionary, apostate, and heretic.
Sources
- Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
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