Monsignor Salvador Rangel Mendoza, 78, the former bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, whose whereabouts had been unknown since 27 April, has been found, the Mexican Bishops' Conference announced on 29 April.
Rangel Mendoza was discovered in a hospital in the city of Cuernavaca on the afternoon of 29 April. No details were given as to how he arrived there.
The Bishops' Conference promised additional information on his state of health and the circumstances of his disappearance as soon as it becomes available.
According to local media, Rangel Mendoza was last seen in Jiutepec. Jiutepec and Cuernavaca are two different cities in the Mexican state of Morelos, however, in recent decades, Jiutepec has merged with neighbouring Cuernavaca, the capital of the state of Morelos.
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