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History
History
Priestly ordination
Date	30 July 1967
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	José Alí Lebrún Moratinos
Co-consecrators	Miguel Antonio Salas Salas, CIM; Domingo Roa Peréz
Date	17 September 1983
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	19 November 2016

History
Ordination history of; Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo
Date
History
Priestly ordination
Date	30 July 1967
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	José Alí Lebrún Moratinos
Co-consecrators	Miguel Antonio Salas Salas, CIM; Domingo Roa Peréz
Date	17 September 1983
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	19 November 2016
Juan Maria Leonardi Villasmil
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo as principal consecrator
Juan Maria Leonardi Villasmil	8 April 1994
Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, OFM Cap.	20 January 1996
Ramiro Diaz Sánchez, OMI	26 April 1997
Luis Alfonso Márquez Molina, CIM	12 January 2002
Ramon José Viloria Pinzon, SOD	7 February 2004
Alfredo Enrique Torres Rondón	13 September 2012
Raúl Biord Castillo	8 February 2014
Juan de Dios Peña Rojas	4 July 2015

His Eminence

Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo
His Eminence; Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo
Cardinal, Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Caracas
See	Caracas
Appointed	9 July 2018 (apostolic administrator)
Installed	17 January 2023
Term ended	28 June 2024
Predecessor	Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino
Successor	Raúl Biord Castillo
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio (2016–);
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Mérida (1983–1991); Titular Bishop of Lamida (1983–91); Metropolitan Archbishop of Mérida (1991–2023); Apostolic Administrator of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (1998–99); President of the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference (1999–2006); Vice-President of the Latin American Episcopal Conference (2007–11); Apostolic Administrator of Caracas (2018–2023);
Orders
Ordination	30 July 1967; by Miguel Antonio Salas Salas
Consecration	17 September 1983; by José Lebrún Moratinos
Created cardinal	19 November 2016; by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	10 October 1944 (age 80); Caracas, Venezuela
Motto	In Nomine Tuo; (In Your name)
Coat of arms

Styles of Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo

Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo (Spanish pronunciation: [baltaˈsaɾ enˈri.ke ˈporas kaɾˈðoso]; born 10 October 1944) is a Venezuelan prelate of the Catholic Church, who was named Metropolitan Archbishop of Caracas in 2023 after serving as apostolic administrator there for four and a half years. He was auxiliary bishop of Mérida from 1983 to 1991 and then metropolitan archbishop of Mérida from 1991 to 2023. Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2016.

Life

Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo was born on 10 October 1944 in Caracas. He attended Colegio Fray Luis de León and St. Teresa parish school.^[1] He studied philosophy at the Saint Rose of Lima Interdiocesan Seminary in Caracas. He earned a licentiate in theology and a doctorate in pastoral theology at the Pontifical University of Salamanca in Spain.^[2]

He was ordained to the priesthood on 30 July 1967^[2] by Miguel Antonio Salas Salas.^[1] He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Mérida on 23 July 1983 and received his episcopal consecration on 17 September 1983^[2] from Cardinal José Lebrún Moratinos.^{[citation needed]} He was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Mérida on 31 October 1991^[2] and was installed there on 5 December.^[1]

He served as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of San Cristóbal from 2 March 1998 to 8 June 1999.^[1]

He was president of the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference from 1999 to 2006.^[3]^[4] Within the Episcopal Conference of Latin America (CELAM), he was president of the Department of the Laity from 1995 to 1999 and of the Department of Communication from 2003 to 2007. He served as the organization's first vice president from 2007 to 2011.^[2]^[3]

Pope Francis announced on 9 October 2016 that he would make him a cardinal at a consistory on 19 November 2016.^[5] At that consistory Porras was named Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio.^[6]

Francis made him a member of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life on 23 December 2017.^[7] In September 2019, Pope Francis named him one of the three cardinals to serve as presidents of the Synod for the Amazon.^[8]

Pope Francis named him Apostolic Administrator of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas on 9 July 2018.^[9] He was named a member of the Pontifical Council for Culture on 11 November 2019.^[10]

Pope Francis appointed him Metropolitan Archbishop of Caracas on 17 January 2023.^[2]

On August 24, 2024, he was appointed by Pope Francis as the Pontifical Legate for the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress to be held in Quito, Ecuador.^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Arzobispo". Archdiocese of Caracas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "El Santo Padre nombra al Arzobispo Metropolitano de Caracas" (in Spanish). Vatican News. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Mons. Porras: Ser cardenal es un llamado a trabajar más por la paz en Venezuela". ACI Prensa (in Spanish). 9 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
^ "Historia de la CEV". Conferencia Episcopal Venezolana (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
^ "Annuncio di Concistoro per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^ "Titular churches and diaconates of the new cardinals, 19.11.2016" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 23.12.2017" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
^ "Pope appoints three cardinals to help lead synod on Amazon". National Catholic Reporter. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ "Venezuela. Papa accetta rinuncia arcivescovo di Caracas, card. Urosa Savino". Vatican News (in Italian). 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 11.11.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
^ "Papa Francisco nombra al Cardenal Porras Legado Pontifico para el Congreso Eucarístico Internacional de Quito" (in Spanish). Aciprensa.com. August 24, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.

External links

"Porras Cardozo Card. Baltazar Enrique". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
Catholic Hierarchy

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Miguel Antonio Salas Salas	Archbishop of Merida 30 October 1991 – 17 January 2023	Succeeded by Helizandro Terán Bermúdez
Preceded by Giacomo Biffi	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio 19 November 2016 –	Incumbent
New title	Apostolic Administrator of Caracas 2018 – 2023
Preceded by Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino	Archbishop of Caracas 17 January 2023 – 28 June 2024	Succeeded by Raúl Biord Castillo