Francisco Mora i Borrell (1827–1905) was a Spanish American Roman Catholic priest, serving as the Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles from 1878 to 1896.
Francisco Mora was born in Gurb (Catalonia), Spain on November 25, 1827. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Monterey, on March 19, 1856 and served as a missionary priest in several rural parishes until 1863 when he was named rector of the Church of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. Shortly afterwards, he was named Vicar-General for the diocese. On May 29, 1873, Pope Pius IX named him coadjutor bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles with the right of succession, and titular bishop of Mosynopolis. Bishop Thaddeus Amat ordained him bishop on August 3, 1873.
Bishop Mora took over the diocese on May 12, 1878 after the death of Bishop Amat. He served as pastor of the diocese for 18 years, during which time he worked to put the Catholic Church on a firm footing in the state of California. In 1895 he established The Catholic Tidings, the first Catholic newspaper for Los Angeles.
Francisco Mora resigned as Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles on February 1, 1896 and returned to Spain where he died on August 3, 1905 at the age of 77.
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| Preceded by Thaddeus Amat y Brusi |
Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles 1878–1896 |
Succeeded by George Thomas Montgomery |
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| Name | Mora Y Borrell, Francisco |
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| Short description | Catholic bishop |
| Date of birth | 1827 |
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| Date of death | 1905 |
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