His Eminence Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo | |
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| Cardinal, Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Caracas |
| See | Caracas |
| Appointed | 9 July 2018 (apostolic administrator) |
| Installed | 17 January 2023 |
| Term ended | 28 June 2024 |
| Predecessor | Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino |
| Successor | Raúl Biord Castillo |
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| 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 |
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| Born | 10 October 1944 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Motto | In Nomine Tuo (In Your name) |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo (Spanish pronunciation: [baltaˈsaɾ enˈri.ke ˈporas kaɾˈðoso]; born 10 October 1944) is a Venezuelan prelate of the Catholic Church, who was named Metropolitan Archbishop of Caracas in 2023 after serving as apostolic administrator there for four and a half years. He was auxiliary bishop of Mérida from 1983 to 1991 and then metropolitan archbishop of Mérida from 1991 to 2023. Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2016.