Overview

• Rome announced the appointment on Aug. 28 after accepting Bishop Luis Artemio Flores Calzada’s age-related resignation.
• Polino will remain auxiliary bishop of Guadalajara until he takes canonical possession of the Diocese of Tepic on Oct. 31.
• Born in 1966 and ordained in 1997, he has served as Guadalajara’s auxiliary since 2018 and leads Pastoral Social nationally.
• He emphasized that Church-led peace efforts exclude negotiations with criminal groups and will focus on concrete measures to build peace.
• He pledged close accompaniment for families of the disappeared, while Cardinal José Francisco Robles Ortega and Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus praised the appointment.