Rafael Barraza Sánchez

{{Short description|Mexican priest (1928–2020)}}

Rafael Barraza Sánchez (24 October 1928 – 26 July 2020) was a Mexican Roman Catholic bishop.

Barraza Sánchez was born in Durango and was ordained to the priesthood in 1951. He served as titular bishop of Drivastum and as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango, Mexico, from 1979 to 1981 and then as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán, Mexico, from 1981 to 2005.[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/maza1.htm#4079 Rafael Barraza Sánchez]

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| type = Bishop

| honorific-prefix = His Excellency

| name = Rafael Barraza Sánchez

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| native_name = Rafael Barraza Sánchez

| native_name_lang = Spanish

| title = Bishop of Mazatlán

| image = Rafael Barraza Sánchez.jpeg

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| church = Catholic Church

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| diocese = Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán

| see = Basilica Cathedral of Mazatlán

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| term = 1981-2005

| term_start = 19 October 1981

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| term_end = 3 March 2005

| predecessor = Miguel García Franco

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| successor = Mario Espinosa Contreras

| ordination = 29 October 1951

| ordained_by = José María González y Valencia

| consecration = 25 January 1980

| consecrated_by = Antonio López Aviña

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|10|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Durango

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|7|26|1928|10|24|df=y}}

| death_place = Durango

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| nationality = {{flag|Mexico|name=Mexican}}

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| coat_of_arms = Coat of arms of Vatican City State - 2023 version.svg

| coat_of_arms_alt = Vatican's coat of arms

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