Luis María Martínez
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His Excellency Luis María Martínez |
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| Archbishop of Mexico | |
| See | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Installed | February 20, 1937 |
| Term ended | February 9, 1956 |
| Predecessor | Pascual Díaz y Barreto |
| Successor | Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | November 20, 1904 |
| Consecration | September 30, 1923 by Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Luis María Martínez y Rodríguez |
| Born |
June 9, 1881 Michoacán, Mexico |
| Died | February 9, 1956 (aged 74) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Luis María Martínez y Rodríguez (9 June 1881 – 9 February 1956) was the Catholic archbishop of Mexico City and the first official Primate of Mexico. He was also a scholar and poet, and a member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua.
Luis María Martínez y Rodríguez was born on June 9, 1881 in Molino de Caballeros in Michoacán. He studied at the seminary in the diocese of Morelia, and was ordained on 30 November 1904.
He became a teacher at the seminary, ultimately rising to the position of dean. In 1923, he was named as auxiliary bishop to the archbishop of Morelia as well as the titular bishop of Anemurium. Eleven years later he was elevated to coadjutor bishop of Morelia and titular archbishop of Misthia.
Pope Pius XI appointed Martínez as Archbishop of Mexico City in February 1937, following the death of Archbishop Pascual Díaz y Barreto.
Martínez was a close friend of Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas, dating back to their youth in Michoacán. The good working relationship of the two men during the Cárdenas administration (1934–1940) bridged a gap between church and state, and helped subdue the bitter animosity between Catholics and leftists that had lingered since the Mexican Revolution. The archbishop kept his friendly, pro-government stance through the succeeding administrations of Manuel Ávila Camacho, Miguel Alemán Valdés, and Adolfo Ruiz Cortines.
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