As the archbishopric announced on Tuesday, the man had made presentations in several parishes and celebrated masses there. He calls himself David Rodrigo Hernandez Perez and pretends to be a Jesuit.
He also wrote a priest's card, which contains the forged signature of Victor Sanchez Espinosa Archbishop Victor Sanchez Espinosa.
The Jesuits in Mexico wrote on Instagram that they were not in contact with the man.
According to media reports, the alleged priest is the same person about whom the archdiocese had already warned three years ago in a message.
The man at that time called himself Ramon David Gonzalez and offered liturgical celebrations such as fairs, weddings, baptisms and confirmations in several communities.
Protection measures
In addition, the Archdiocese of Puebla announced measures on its website that can be used to protect oneself from attempted fraud by fake sovereigns.
Thus parishes should always demand a current letter of authentication issued by the Archdiocese and believers should contact the parish directly if they are seeking a priest for a baptism or a wedding.
In Germany, too, there are always frauds by alleged priests.
Last year, a 22-year-old man from the Diocese of Speyer was sentenced to prison terms after he had presented himself as a priest in a parish in the diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, simulating the Eucharist and baptized a child.
In connection with this, he was sentenced to an overall sentence of one year and three months without probation in eleven cases and fraud.