Francisco Robles Ortega

Francisco Cardinal Robles Ortega

Cardinal coat of arms

Francisco Cardinal Robles Ortega (born March 2, 1949 in Mascota , Mexico ) is Archbishop of Guadalajara .

Life

Francisco Robles Ortega attended the seminaries of Autlán de Navarro and Zamora . He received on 20 July 1976, the sacrament of Holy Orders . Then Robles Ortega went to Rome for further studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University and obtained a degree in dogmatics . He later became a regens of the Autlán de Navarro seminary. In July 1990, Robles Ortega was appointed diocesan administrator of Autlán .

April 30, 1991 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To auxiliary bishop in Toluca and Titular Bishop of Bossa . The episcopal ordination took place on June 5 of the same year. Pope John Paul II raised Francisco Robles Ortega to Bishop of Toluca on June 15, 1996 . Robles Ortega took office a month later.

On January 25, 2003, John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Monterrey . Francisco Robles Ortega took office on April 28 of the same year.

On November 24, 2007, Benedict XVI took him . as a cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Maria della Presentazione in the College of Cardinals . Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on December 7, 2011 Archbishop of Guadalajara . The inauguration took place on February 7, 2012.

On June 30, 2012, Benedict XVI called him. together with the Bishop of Hong Kong , John Cardinal Tong Hon , and the Archbishop of Kinshasa , Laurent Cardinal Monsengwo Pasinya , as Delegate President of the XIII. General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (7th to 28th October 2012).

At the 94th General Assembly of Mexican Bishops on November 14, 2012, he was elected the new President of the country's Bishops' Conference. The term of office lasted until 2015.

Memberships

Memberships in the Roman Curia

Francisco Cardinal Robles Ortega is a member of the following institutions of the Roman Curia :

Pontifical Commission for Latin America (since 2008, confirmed in 2014)
Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization (since 2011)
Pontifical Council for Social Communications (since 2012)
Congregation for Bishops (since 2013)

Web links

Entry for Francisco Robles Ortega on catholic-hierarchy.org
Homepage of the Archdiocese of Monterrey (Spanish)

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Monterrey (Messico) e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 25, 2003; accessed December 30, 2014 (Italian).
^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Guadalajara (Messico) e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 7, 2011, accessed December 30, 2014 (Italian).
^ Nomina dei Presidenti Delegati della XIII Assemblea Generale Ordinaria del Sinodo dei Vescovi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 30, 2016, accessed December 30, 2014 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 12, 2008, accessed December 30, 2014 (Italian).
^ Conferme e Nomina nella Pontificia Commissione per l'America Latina. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 15, 2014, accessed December 30, 2014 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione della Nuova Evangelizzazione. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 5, 2011, accessed December 30, 2014 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio delle Comunicazioni Sociali. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 24, 2012, accessed December 30, 2014 (Italian).
^ Conferma del Prefetto della Congregazione per i Vescovi e Nomine e Conferme di Membri e Consultori nel medesimo Dicastero. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 16, 2013, accessed December 30, 2014 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Alfredo Torres Romero	Bishop of Toluca 1996-2003	Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos
Adolfo Antonio Cardinal Suarez Rivera	Archbishop of Monterrey 2003-2011	Rogelio Cabrera López
Juan Cardinal Sandoval Íñiguez	Archbishop of Guadalajara since 2011	---

personal data
SURNAME	Robles Ortega, Francisco
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Robles Ortega, Cardinal Francisco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Mexican clergyman and theologian, archbishop and cardinal
DATE OF BIRTH	March 2, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mascota , Mexico

[1] Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Monterrey (Messico) e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 25, 2003; accessed December 30, 2014 (Italian).

[2] Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Guadalajara (Messico) e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 7, 2011, accessed December 30, 2014 (Italian).

[3] Nomina dei Presidenti Delegati della XIII Assemblea Generale Ordinaria del Sinodo dei Vescovi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 30, 2016, accessed December 30, 2014 (Italian).

[4] Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 12, 2008, accessed December 30, 2014 (Italian).

[5] Conferme e Nomina nella Pontificia Commissione per l'America Latina. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 15, 2014, accessed December 30, 2014 (Italian).

[6] Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione della Nuova Evangelizzazione. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 5, 2011, accessed December 30, 2014 (Italian).

[7] Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio delle Comunicazioni Sociali. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 24, 2012, accessed December 30, 2014 (Italian).

[8] Conferma del Prefetto della Congregazione per i Vescovi e Nomine e Conferme di Membri e Consultori nel medesimo Dicastero. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 16, 2013, accessed December 30, 2014 (Italian).