Carlos Aguiar Retes
| His Eminence Carlos Aguiar Retes | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Tlalnepantla | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla |
| See | Tlalnepantla |
| Appointed | 3 February 2009 |
| Installed | 31 March 2009 |
| Predecessor | Ricardo Diaz Guízar |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Fabriano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli (2016-) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 22 April 1973 |
| Consecration |
29 June 1997 by Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera |
| Created Cardinal |
19 November 2016 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Carlos Aguiar Retes |
| Born |
9 January 1950 Tepic, Mexico |
| Motto |
"Que todos sean uno" (May all be one) |
| Coat of arms |
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| Ordination history of Carlos Aguiar Retes | |
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Priestly ordination | |
| Date of ordination | 22 April 1973 |
Episcopal consecration | |
| Principal consecrator | Adolfo Antonio Suarez Rivera |
| Co-consecrators |
Magín Camerino Torreblanca Reyes Alfonso Humberto Robles Cota |
| Date of consecration | 29 June 1997 |
Cardinalate | |
| Elevated by | Pope Francis |
| Date of elevation | 19 November 2016 |
Bishops consecrated by Carlos Aguiar Retes as principal consecrator | |
| Luis Artemio Flores Calzada | 8 September 2003 |
| Víctor René Rodríguez Gomez | 25 July 2006 |
| Guillermo Francisco Escobar Galicia | 24 February 2009 |
| Efraín Mendoza Cruz | 29 July 2011 |
| Styles of Carlos Aguiar Retes | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Carlos Aguiar Retes (born 9 January 1950) is a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the Archbishop of Tlalnepantla, and previously served as the Bishop of Texcoco. He was elevated to the rank of Cardinal on November 19, 2016.
Biography
Aguiar Retes was born 9 January 1950, in Tepic, Mexico. His parents are Carlos Aguiar Manjarrez and María Teresa Retes Pérez-Sandi; he is the second of their six children. He studied Humanities and Philosophy at the Seminary of Tepic, graduating in 1969, and theology at the Seminary of Montezuma (in New Mexico) through 1972 and the Seminary of Tula, Hidalgo, finishing in 1973.[1]
Priesthood
He was ordained deacon on 24 December 1971. On 22 April 1973 he was ordained a priest[2]at the Cathedral of Tepic. That year he began working as parochial vicar in the Parish of St. Maria Goretti, where he remained until 1974, when he was sent to Rome (1974-1977) to study at the Pontifical College Pio Latino Americano, where he earned a degree in Holy Scriptures in Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. He returned to Mexico and was appointed rector of the Seminary of Tepic.[1]
In 1991 he returned to Rome and in 1996 completed a doctorate in biblical theology in the Pontifical Gregorian University, with a thesis "Criticism of the prophets fasting", under the direction of Father Horacio Simian-Yofre. Between 1996 and 1997 he held the chair of Sacred Scripture at the Pontifical University of Mexico, where he was also rector of the John XXIII Residence for Priests.[1]
Episcopate
On 28 May 1997 Pope John Paul II appointed him the third Bishop of Texcoco.[2] He was ordained a bishop on 29 June that year. On 3 February 2009, Pope Benedict XVI named him Archbishop of Tlalnepantla, replacing Monsignor Ricardo Diaz Guízar. He took office on 31 March.
Cardinalate
On October 9, 2016, Pope Francis announced that the Archbishop is one of the 17 new cardinals to be created by November 19, 2016.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Mons. Carlos Aguiar Retes" (in Spanish). Arquidiócesis de Tlalnepantla. 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- 1 2 Cheney, David M. (9 October 2016). "Archbishop Carlos Aguiar Retes". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ↑ "Annuncio di Concistoro il 19 novembre per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali".
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| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Margin Camerino Torreblanca Reyes |
Bishop of Texcoco 1997-2009 |
Succeeded by Juan Manuel Mancilla Sanchez |
| Preceded by Ricardo Guízar Diaz |
Archbishop of Tlalnepantla 2009-present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Ján Chryzostom Korec |
Cardinal Priest of Santi Fabiano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli 2016-present | |