Home › Entities › human › José Raúl Vera López

José Raúl Vera López

Mexican bishop
Person human Q707564
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

José Raúl Vera López is a human[1]. His place of birth was Acámbaro[2]. He was born on June 21, 1945[3]. He worked as a human rights defender[4], Catholic priest[5], and Catholic bishop[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • José Raúl Vera López's place of birth was Acámbaro[2].
  • José Raúl Vera López was born on June 21, 1945[3].
  • José Raúl Vera López held citizenship in Mexico[8].
  • José Raúl Vera López worked as a human rights defender[4].
  • José Raúl Vera López's professions included Catholic priest[5].
  • José Raúl Vera López worked as a Catholic bishop[6].
  • José Raúl Vera López's education included a stint at National Autonomous University of Mexico[9].
  • José Raúl Vera López's education included a stint at Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas[10].
  • José Raúl Vera López received the Rafto Prize[11].
  • José Raúl Vera López's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].
  • José Raúl Vera López is recorded as male[13].
  • José Raúl Vera López's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • José Raúl Vera López's Commons category is recorded as José Raúl Vera López[15].
  • José Raúl Vera López's religious order is recorded as Dominican Order[16].
  • José Raúl Vera López's family name is recorded as Vera (surname)[17].
  • José Raúl Vera López's family name is recorded as López[18].
  • José Raúl Vera López's given name is recorded as José[19].
  • José Raúl Vera López's consecrator is recorded as John Paul II[20].
  • José Raúl Vera López's consecrator is recorded as Eduardo Martínez Somalo[21].
  • José Raúl Vera López's consecrator is recorded as Giovanni Battista Re[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Acámbaro[2], José Raúl Vera López… he was born on June 21, 1945[3].

Education

Educated at National Autonomous University of Mexico[9], a public research university[23], in Mexico[24], founded in 1910[25], headquartered in Coyoacán[26] and Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas[10], a pontifical university[27], in Vatican City[28], founded in 1577[29], headquartered in Rome[30].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include human rights defender[4], Catholic priest[5], and Catholic bishop[6].

Recognition

José Raúl Vera López received the Rafto Prize[11].

Personal Life

José Raúl Vera López's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].

Why It Matters

José Raúl Vera López ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was José Raúl Vera López born?

Born in Acámbaro[2].

What did José Raúl Vera López do for work?

José Raúl Vera López worked as human rights defender[4], Catholic priest[5], and Catholic bishop[6].

Where did José Raúl Vera López go to school?

José Raúl Vera López was educated at National Autonomous University of Mexico[9] and Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas[10].

What awards did José Raúl Vera López receive?

Honors received include Rafto Prize[11].

Related Entities

Giovanni Battista Re John Paul II Mexico National Autonomous University of Mexico

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). José Raúl Vera López. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/jos-ra-l-vera-l-pez
MLA “José Raúl Vera López.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/jos-ra-l-vera-l-pez.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_jos-ra-l-vera-l-pez_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{José Raúl Vera López}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/jos-ra-l-vera-l-pez}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): José Raúl Vera López — https://4ort.xyz/entity/jos-ra-l-vera-l-pez (retrieved 2026-10-17)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/jos-ra-l-vera-l-pez · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 14
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'nl', 'no', 'pl', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 5w ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saltillo, coadjutor bishop
    Given name → José
    Country of citizenship → Mexico
    Instance of → human
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53268|batch #53268]]: add P1810 to P1047"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.