"The Holy See ignored Tritschler's excuses, and "L'Osservatore Romano" published his appointment as the sixth Archbishop of San Luis Potosí on 30 January 1931.His brother Martín Tritschler y Córdova, who ordained him to the priesthood and whose position had since been risen to Archbishop of Yucatán, was principal consecrator at his episcopal consecration, which took place on 22 April 1931 in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, north of Mexico City.