Well I've figured out that he was born in 1840 when Pope Gregory XVI was still around (the Pope died in 1846 & was succeeded by Pope Pius IX)and when the "War of the Reform" began (in 1858) my character Felipe Delgado was 18 yrs old. He was 21 when it ended (in 1861) and in the current story he's now 29 yrs old (1870). I'm thinking he was probably an altar boy and had begun to receive some instruction though I'm not sure what orders were present in Mexico back in the 1850's as yet. Anyway after what he saw in the war he drifted about for a while trying to reconcile what he'd seen/done with what the church said. At least NaNo doesn't start til Nov. 1st so I have plenty of time yet to work out some of the details. Thanks for the suggestions catlady.
