Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
| His Eminence Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada |
|
|---|---|
| Primate Archbishop of Mexico | |
 |
|
| Diocese | Mexico |
| See | Mexico |
| Appointed | 19 July 1977 |
| Term ended | 29 September 1994 |
| Predecessor | Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez |
| Successor | Norberto Rivera Carrera |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 October 1942 by Pope Pius XII |
| Consecration | 19 March 1953 by Octaviano Márquez y Toriz |
| Created Cardinal | 30 June 1979 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 29, 1919 Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day La Noria, Xochimilco, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous post |
|
| Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Motto | Nuestro Vivir es Cristo |
| Signature | Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada's signature |
| Coat of arms | Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada's coat of arms |
| Styles of Ernesto Corripio Ahumada |
|
|---|---|
| 200px | |
| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Mexico City (emeritus) |
Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada (June 29, 1919 – April 10, 2008) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Mexico in Mexico City (1977–1994) and was Primate of Mexico. In the consistory of June 30, 1979 in Vatican City Pope John Paul II created him Cardinal Priest of the titular church of Mary Immaculate of Tiburtino.
Life
Corripio y Ahumada was ordained to the priesthood on October 15, 1942. He served as a diocesan priest in his hometown of Tampico for ten years. On December 27, 1952, Pope Pius XII appointed him auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Tampico. On March 19, 1953, he was consecrated titular bishop of Zapara. On February 25, 1956, he became Bishop of the diocese.
Pope Paul VI elevated Corripio y Ahumada on July 25, 1967 to Archbishop of Antequera in the state of Oaxaca. On March 11, 1976, he was transferred to become Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles in the state of Puebla. The Pope transferred Corripio y Ahumada once again on July 19, 1977 to the post of Archbishop of Mexico.
Upon assuming the papal throne, Pope John Paul II appointed Corripio y Ahumada a member of the College of Cardinals. He was a member of various departments of the Roman Curia while serving his archdiocese.
He retired on September 29, 1994.[1]
He died on April 10, 2008 in his house in La Noria, Xochimilco in Mexico City, after complications related to deep thrombosis in his left arm. He is buried in the crypt of Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral.
Notes
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.
<references />, or <references group="..." />External links
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Bishop of Tampico 1956–1967 |
Succeeded by Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez |
| Preceded by | Archbishop of Antequera 1967–1976 |
Succeeded by Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño |
| Preceded by | Archbishop of Puebla de los Angeles 1976–1977 |
Succeeded by Rosendo Huesca Pacheco |
| Preceded by | Archbishop of Mexico 1977–1994 |
Succeeded by Norberto Rivera Carrera |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Pages with reference errors
- Age error
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with Spanish-language external links
- Pages using S-rel template with ca parameter
- 1919 births
- 2008 deaths
- Mexican cardinals
- Participants in the Second Vatican Council
- Mexican Roman Catholics
- Archbishops of Mexico
- 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops
- Cardinals created by Pope John Paul II
- Deaths from thrombosis
