Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo

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Priestly ordination
Date	30 July 1967
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator
Co-consecrators	, CIM;
Date	17 September 1983
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	19 November 2016

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Ordination history of; Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo
Date
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Priestly ordination
Date	30 July 1967
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator
Co-consecrators	, CIM;
Date	17 September 1983
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	19 November 2016
Juan Maria Leonardi Villasmil
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Bishops consecrated by Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo as principal consecrator
Juan Maria Leonardi Villasmil	8 April 1994
, OFM Cap.	20 January 1996
, OMI	26 April 1997
, CIM	12 January 2002
, SOD	7 February 2004
	13 September 2012
	8 February 2014
	4 July 2015

His Eminence

Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo
His Eminence; Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo
Cardinal, Archbishop of Mérida
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Mérida
See	Mérida
Appointed	30 October 1991
Predecessor	Miguel Antonio Salas Salas
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio (2016–); Apostolic Administrator of Caracas (2018–);
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 76); Caracas, Venezuela
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Mérida (1983–1991); Titular Bishop of Lamida (1983–91); 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);
Motto	"In Nomine Tuo'"; (In Your name)
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Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo (Spanish pronunciation: [baltaˈsaɾ enˈri.ke ˈporas kaɾˈðoso]; born 10 October 1944) is a Venezuelan prelate of the Catholic Church, who has been a bishop since 1983 and a cardinal since 2016. He has been the Archbishop of Mérida since 1991.

Life[]

Monsignor Porras.

Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo was born on 10 October 1944 in Caracas.

He was ordained to the priesthood on 30 July 1967. He was appointed as the Auxiliary Bishop of Mérida on 23 July 1983 and received his episcopal consecration on 17 September 1983 from Cardinal José Lebrún Moratinos. He was appointed the Archbishop of Mérida on 31 October 1991, replacing Miguel Antonio Salas Salas who had ordained him as a priest.

Pope Francis announced on 9 October 2016 that he would make him a cardinal at a consistory on 19 November 2016.^[1] At that consistory Porras was named Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio.^[2]

Francis made him a member of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life on 23 December 2017.^[3]

Pope Francis named him Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Caracas on 9 July 2018.^[4] He was named a member of the Pontifical Council for Culture on 11 November 2019.^[5]

References[]

^ "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.
^ "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.

External links[]

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

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Miguel Antonio Salas Salas	Archbishop of Merida 30 October 1991 –	Incumbent
Preceded by Giacomo Biffi	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio 19 November 2016 –	Incumbent

[1] "Annuncio di Concistoro per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

[2] "Titular churches and diaconates of the new cardinals, 19.11.2016" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

[3] "Resignations and Appointments, 23.12.2017" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

[4] "Venezuela. Papa accetta rinuncia arcivescovo di Caracas, card. Urosa Savino". Vatican News (in Italian). 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.

[5] "Resignations and Appointments, 11.11.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

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His Eminence Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo
Cardinal, Archbishop of Mérida

Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Mérida
See	Mérida
Appointed	30 October 1991
Predecessor	Miguel Antonio Salas Salas
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio (2016–) Apostolic Administrator of Caracas (2018–)
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	(1944-10-10) 10 October 1944 (age 76) Caracas, Venezuela
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Mérida (1983–1991) Titular Bishop of Lamida (1983–91) 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)
Motto	"In Nomine Tuo'" (In Your name)
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