Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada (born June 29, 1919 in Tampico, Tamaulipas) is a priest of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mexico in Mexico City and was Primate of Mexico. On June 30, 1979, he was summoned to Vatican City by Pope John Paul II and created cardinal in consistory. He is Cardinal Priest of the titular church of Mary Immaculate of Tiburtino. June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Tampico bridge (finished in October 1988) links the states of Tamaulipas and Veracruz and is a major element in the Gulf of Mexico highway system. ... Tamaulipas is a state in the northeast of Mexico. ... Roman Catholic priests in traditional clerical clothing. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see Terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus, with its traditions first established by the Twelve Apostles and maintained through... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... (Spanish: Ciudad de México, México D.F. or simply México, pronounced IPA: ) is the capital city of the nation of Mexico. ... Catholic Patriarchal (non cardinal) coat of arms Primate (from the Latin Primus, first) is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christian churches. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), (Italian: Giovanni Paolo II), born   (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from October 16... A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope and appointed by him as a member of the College of Cardinals during a consistory. ... // Antiquity Originally, the Latin word consistorium meant simply sitting together, just as the Greek syn(h)edrion (from which the Biblical sanhedrin was a corruption). ... A traditional Catholic image of the Blessed Virgin Mary, displaying her Immaculate Heart The Blessed Virgin Mary, sometimes shortened to The Blessed Virgin, is a traditional title specifically used by Roman and Eastern Catholics, Anglo-Catholics, Eastern Orthodox and others to describe Mary, the mother of Jesus. ...

Corripio y Ahumada was ordained to the presbyterium on October 25, 1942. He served as a diocesan priest in his hometown of Tampico. On December 27, 1952, Pope Pius XII appointed Corripio y Ahumada to auxiliary bishop of the Tampico diocese. In a celebratory mass on March 19, 1953, he was ordained to the episcopacy becoming titular bishop of Zapara. On February 25, 1956, Corripio y Ahumada assumed the office of full bishop. This article is about the sacrament. ... The presbyterium of the Archdiocese of Chicago processed into Holy Name Cathedral to concelebrate the funeral Mass of Joseph Cardinal Bernardin. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Pope Pius XII (Latin: ), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (March 2, 1876 – October 9, 1958), reigned as the 260th pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, and sovereign of Vatican City State from March 2, 1939 until his death. ... An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial... A Medieval Low Mass by a bishop. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Bishop Richard Pates, current auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and the Titular Bishop of Suacia. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A mitre is used as a symbol of the bishops ministry. ...

Pope Paul VI elevated Corripio y Ahumada on July 25, 1967, creating him archbishop of the Archdiocese of Antequera in the state of Oaxaca. On March 11, 1976, he was transferred to become the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles in the state of Puebla. Confident in his leadership abilities, the Pope transferred Corripio y Ahumada once again on July 19, 1977. Pope Paul VI (Latin: ), (Italian: Paolo VI), born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini (September 26, 1897 – August 6, 1978), reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and as sovereign of Vatican City from 1963 to 1978. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Catedral de Santo Domingo The Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca or simply Oaxaca   is one of the 31 states of Mexico, located in the southern part of Mexico, west of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... The Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles,Puebla (in Latin Archidioecesis Angelorum) is the oldest Roman Catholic diocese in Mexico. ... The Mexican state of Puebla is located in the center of the country, to the east of Mexico City. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

Upon assuming the papal throne, Pope John Paul II appointed Corripio y Ahumada to membership in the College of Cardinals. He served in various capacities in the Roman Curia while concurrently in service to his home archdiocese. Corripio y Ahumada retired on September 29, 1994. The Sacred College of Cardinals is the body of all Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. ... The Roman Curia - usually (though inaccurately) called the Vatican - is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See, coordinating and providing the necessary organisation for the correct functioning of the Roman Catholic Church and the achievement of its goals. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

Resources

• Catholic Hierarchy Profile of Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada