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**Ernesto Corripio Ahumada**
Styles of; Ernesto Corripio Ahumada
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Mexico City (emeritus)

His Eminence

Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada
His Eminence; Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada
Cardinal, 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
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Tampico (1956–1967); Archbishop of Antequera (1967–1977); Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles (1977–1994);
Orders
Ordination	15 October 1942; by Pope Pius XII
Consecration	19 March 1953; by Octaviano Márquez y Toriz
Created cardinal	30 June 1979; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	June 29, 1919; Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Died	10 April 2008 (aged 88); La Noria, Xochimilco, Mexico
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Nuestro Vivir es Cristo
Signature
Coat of arms

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, and lost the right to participate in a conclave when he reached 80 in 1999.^[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.

References

^ The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church – Biographies

External links

Catholic Hierarchy Profile of Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada
El Universal Obituary Archived 2014-04-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Serafín María Armora y González	Bishop of Tampico 1956–1967	Succeeded by Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez
Preceded by Fortino Gómez León	Archbishop of Antequera 1967–1976	Succeeded by Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño
Preceded by Octaviano Márquez y Tóriz	Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles 1976–1977	Succeeded by Rosendo Huesca Pacheco
Preceded by Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez	Archbishop of Mexico 1977–1994	Succeeded by Norberto Rivera Carrera