Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo
Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo (11 November 1926 – 24 May 1993) was an archbishop of the Catholic Church in Mexico who served as the eighth archbishop of the see of Guadalajara and as a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
His Eminence Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Guadalajara |
| Term ended | 24 May 1993 |
| Predecessor | José Salazar López |
| Successor | Juan Sandoval Íñiguez |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 23 September 1950 |
| Consecration | 14 June 1970 |
| Created cardinal | 28 June 1991 by John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1926 Salvatierra, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| Died | 24 May 1993 (aged 66) Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Tijuana (1970-1982) Bishop of Cuernavaca (1982-1987) |
Posadas Ocampo was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope John Paul II on the consistory of 28 June 1991.
On 24 May 1993, Cardinal Posadas was murdered, struck by 14 bullets during a shootout at Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport. Officially, Mexican-American sicarios were carrying out a contract killing for the Tijuana Cartel when Cardinal Posadas was allegedly mistaken for rival Sinaloa Cartel drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. Allegations have continued to be investigated, however, that the Cardinal was actually murdered by the Mexican Government in order to cover up collusion between Mexican drug cartels and human trafficking rings and senior politicians during Mexico's 90-year long dictatorial rule by the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).