Arnulfo Mejía Rojas

According to some media, on 20 December 2015, after celebrating a Mass in the so-called "boat" had a series of disappointments with some citizens of the community, which ultimately led to a stroke and emergency hospitalization. He remained in the hospital for about three weeks until he left to live in the house of his sister, Adelaida Mejia Rojas, in Contla John Cuamantzi.^{[citation needed]}

After an apparent improvement, he regained 90% mobility in his body, but still struggled to speak.^{[citation needed]}

Previously, the Bishop of the Diocese, had moved for health reasons which affected his health again.^{[citation needed]}

His death occurred in the community in which he had remained for more than 30 years, José María Morelos Buenavista, due to complications from the stroke he had suffered on 20 December of the year past.^{[citation needed]}

According to reports the Bishop of Tlaxcala, Francisco Moreno Barron, died in the early hours of Monday, 18 April 2016.^{[citation needed]}

His funeral was held on 20 April, after two days of fúnebres cults, with an estimated attendance of 5,000 persons, inside the Barca de la Fe, in one of the five crypts that it had ordered to be built some time ago. In February throughout the Novena, were carried out end of this, a group of Aztec dancers eucharistics. All celebrations offered him a last farewell. Meanwhile, they would be left in charge of the parish two priests, one family suyo.

• O'clock in the afternoon 4ː00, politician Serafin Ortiz Ortiz (brother of former governor Hector Ortiz Ortiz) said through his Twitter account, his condolences and regret the loss of this personage.
• Tlaxco mayor, Jorge Rivera Sosa, lamented the loss of Pastor and explained that he was working to extol the tourist corridor called "The Path of Faith".
• The Bishop of Tlaxcala, Francisco Moreno Barron said in a statement lamenting the loss of sensitive native parish priest of Santa Cruz Aquiahuac.