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Carlos Aguiar Retes
Mexican cardinal of the Catholic Church / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carlos Aguiar Retes (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos aˈɣjaɾ ˈretes]; born 9 January 1950) is a Mexican cardinal of the Catholic Church who serves as the Archbishop of Mexico City. He has served as an officer of the Mexican Episcopal Conference and the Latin American Episcopal Conference (CELAM) and been president of both. He helped draft the landmark mission statement CELAM issued at the close of its 2007 conference in Aparecida. He was archbishop of Tlalnepantla from 2009 to 2017 and Bishop of Texcoco from 1997 to 2009. David Agren of the Catholic News Service calls him a "longtime ally" of Pope Francis who combines "intellectual finesse with a pastoral passion".[1]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aguiar and the second or maternal family name is Retes.
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Cardinal Archbishop of Mexico City | |
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Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Mexico City |
See | Mexico City |
Appointed | 7 December 2017 |
Installed | 5 February 2018 |
Predecessor | Norberto Rivera Carrera |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Fabriano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli (since 2016) |
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Ordination | 22 April 1973 |
Consecration | 29 June 1997 by Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera |
Created cardinal | 19 November 2016 by Pope Francis |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | Carlos Aguiar Retes (1950-01-09) 9 January 1950 (age 74) |
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Motto | Que todos sean uno (May all be one) |
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Informal style | Cardinal |
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