Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel | |
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Cardinal Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de las Casas | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese | San Cristóbal de Las Casas |
See | San Cristóbal de Las Casas |
Appointed | 31 March 2000 |
Installed | 1 May 2000 |
Term ended | 3 November 2017 |
Predecessor | Samuel Ruiz García |
Successor | Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (2020-) |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Tapachula (1991-2000) Secretary General of the Latin American Episcopal Conference (1999-2000) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 25 August 1963 |
Consecration | 7 March 1991 by Girolamo Prigione |
Created cardinal | 28 November 2020 by Francis |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel 1 May 1940 |
Motto | Cristo único camino ("Christ the only way") |
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Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel (born 1 May 1940) is a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas from 2000 to 2015. From 1991 to 2000 he was Bishop of Tapachula.
Pope Francis raised him to the rank of cardinal on 28 November 2020.