Martín Dávila Gandara

Martín Dávila Gandara (born 12 May 1965) is a Mexican Sedevacantist bishop. He is the bishop of the Sociedad Sacerdotal Trento (Priestly Society of Trent).
Biography
Gandara was born into a Catholic family in Jalisco, Mexico, on 12 May 1965. His parents were Don José del Refugio Avila and Maria Mercedes Gándara Lozano. He was baptized on 10 June 1965 in the Parish of Saint Louis Bishop, in the same town he was born, and was confirmed on 21 January 1966. His mother instilled in him a devotion to the Señor de los Rayos (Our Lord of the Rays).
In 1972, his family moved to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. On solemn liturgical days, he traveled to hear Mass from the Church of Jesus and Mary in El Paso, Texas, United States, a church belonging to the Society of Saint Pius X
Bishop Mark Pivarunas of the Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen (CMRI), who along with Bishop Daniel Dolan inherited the responsibilities of the care of numerous churches and thousands of sedevacantists throughout Mexico after Carmona's death, requested the priests of the Sociedad Sacerdotal Trento to elect one of their own to be consecrated a bishop. On 14 October 1998, the priests, by a two-thirds majority of their votes, elected Dávila to be consecrated a bishop. On 11 May 1999, Dávila was consecrated a bishop by Pivarunas and Dolan in the Temple of the Divine Providence.<ref name"Biografía" /><ref nameAdsum/>
October 2002, he received the Diploma from the Institute of Sciences and Higher Education, AC (Hermosillo, Sonora), Higher School of Philosophy that accredits him as a member of the first Generation (1998-2002) of the degree in philosophy.<ref name="Biografía" />

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