Mexican bishops elect new officers for conference

Published: 2006-11-16

MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- Mexican bishops elected their former secretary, Bishop Carlos Aguiar Retes of Texcoco, as head of the 120-member bishops' conference for the next three years. In Nov. 15 elections at their plenary assembly, Archbishop Alberti Suarez Inda of Morelia was elected vice president, and Auxiliary Bishop Jose Gonzalez Gonzalez of Guadalajara was elected secretary. The bishops, who began meeting Nov. 13 in Cuautitlan Izcalli, just north of Mexico City, discussed several topics, including the downsizing of the conference, but no details were available immediately. In a Nov. 15 press conference, the bishops of northern Mexico expressed their concern about the continuous violence connected with migration and drug trafficking. They urged the government to implement more measures for national security and to fight drug-related crimes.

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