Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel
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Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel (born 1 May 1940) is a
Pope Francis raised him to the rank of cardinal on 28 November 2020.
Biography
Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel was born on 1 May 1940 in Coatepec Harinas, Estado de México.
He was ordained a priest on 25 August 1963.[1]
On 7 February 1991, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Tapachula.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on 7 March 1991 from Archbishop Girolamo Prigione.
On 31 March 2000, Pope John Paul named him Bishop of San Cristobal de las Casas.[3] He succeeded Bishop Samuel Ruiz García, a social progressive who had defended the rights of the indigenous peoples and of the Zapatista rebels. Arizmendi consistently defended Ruiz against his many critics. Arizmendi has a reputation for being theologically conservative but socially progressive.[4]
In 2012, he announced that he would be organizing efforts to translate the Catholic Mass and the Bible into the indigenous language Nahuatl.[5]
On 1 May 2015, Arizmendi submitted his resignation to Pope Francis, but was asked to remain.[6] His resignation was accepted on 3 November 2017.[7]
On 25 October 2020, Pope Francis announced he would raise him to the rank of cardinal at a consistory scheduled for 28 November 2020.[8] At that consistory, Pope France made him Cardinal-Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort.[9] Arizmendi took possession of his titular church the next day.[10]
See also
- Cardinals created by Pope Francis
References
- ^ "Obispo Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel cumple bodas de oro sacerdotales Chiapasparalelo". chiapasparalelo.com. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIII. 1991. p. 245. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Rinnunce e Nomine, 31.03.2000" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 31 March 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Bishop to continue Ruiz's work". natcath.org. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ "La Iglesia católica traducirá la Biblia al náhuatl | El Observador Mexico". elobservadormexico.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ Henriquez, Elio (1 May 2015). "Obispo Felipe Arizmendi presenta su renuncia al Papa". La Jornada. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 03.11.2017" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ O'Connell, Gerard (25 October 2020). "Pope Francis names 13 new cardinals, including Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington D.C." America. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli, 28.11.2020". Holy See Press Office (in Italian). 28 November 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Avviso dell'Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche, 29.11.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
External links
- "Arizmendi Esquivel Card. Felipe". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020.
- "Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel". Catholic Hierarchy. [self-published]