 The youngest of eight children, Tritschler's brother Martín, the oldest of the eight, entered the priesthood and in 1900 was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese of Yucatán, was elevated to archbishop in 1907, serving until his death in 1942.The second oldest of his siblings, Joaquín, became manager of the estates of Sebastian B. de Mier, a Mexican businessman and diplomat.His sister Rosa Maria joined Religious Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Poor, a young religious order founded by St. José Maria de Yermo y Parres, and she went on to become Mother Superior of the order.