Mario Aurelio Poli


Mario Aurelio Poli
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires
ArchdioceseBuenos Aires
MetropolisBuenos Aires
SeeBuenos Aires
Appointed28 March 2013
Installed20 April 2013
Term ended26 May 2023
PredecessorJorge Mario Bergoglio (later Pope Francis)
SuccessorJorge García Cuerva
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (2002–2008)
  • Titular Bishop of Abidda (2002–2008)
  • Bishop of Santa Rosa (2008–2013)
Orders
Ordination25 November 1978
by Juan Carlos Aramburu
Consecration20 April 2002
by Jorge Mario Bergoglio (now Pope Francis)
Created cardinal22 February 2014
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born (1947-11-29) 29 November 1947 (age 76)
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoConcédeme, Señor, un corazón que escuche
(Lord, give me a listening heart)
Coat of armsCoat of arms
Ordination history of
Mario Aurelio Poli
History
Priestly ordination
Date25 November 1978
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorJorge Bergoglio
Co-consecratorsJuan Carlos Aramburu
Mario Jose Serra
Joaquin Mariano Sucunza
Guillermo Rodríguez-Malgarejo
Date20 April 2002
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Francis
Date22 February 2014
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Mario Aurelio Poli as principal consecrator
Víctor Manuel Fernández15 June 2013
Alejandro Daniel Giorgi3 May 2014
Ernesto Giobando3 May 2014
Juan Carlos Ares26 December 2014
José María Baliña28 February 2015
Styles of
Mario Aurelio Poli
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Mario Aurelio Poli (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo awˈɾeljo ˈpoli]; born 29 November 1947) is an Argentine prelate of the Catholic Church who was the Archbishop of Buenos Aires from 2013 to 2023. He was the Bishop of Santa Rosa from 2008 to 2013 and before that an auxiliary bishop in Buenos Aires from 2002 to 2008. Pope Francis, his predecessor in Buenos Aires, made him a cardinal in 2014.