Norberto Rivera Carrera


Norberto Rivera Carrera
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mexico
Primate Emeritus of Mexico
ChurchCatholic Church
SeeMexico
Appointed13 June 1995
Retired7 December 2017
PredecessorErnesto Corripio y Ahumada
SuccessorCarlos Aguiar Retes
Other post(s)Cardinal Priest of S. Francesco d'Assisi a Ripa Grande
Member of Council for the Economy
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination3 July 1966
by Pope Paul VI
Consecration21 December 1985
by Antonio López Aviña
Created cardinal21 February 1998
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born (1942-06-06) 6 June 1942 (age 82)
DenominationCatholic
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
MottoLumen gentium
("Light of the nations")
SignatureNorberto Rivera Carrera's signature
Coat of armsNorberto Rivera Carrera's coat of arms
Styles of
Norberto Rivera Carrera
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeMexico
Ordination history of
Norberto Rivera Carrera
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byAntonio López Aviña (Durango)
Date21 December 1985
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Norberto Rivera Carrera as principal consecrator
José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda12 April 1997
Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez5 February 1998
Felipe Tejeda García4 March 2000
José Luis Fletes Santana4 March 2000
Guillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz Mondragón4 March 2000
Francisco Clavel Gil27 June 2001

Norberto Rivera Carrera (born 6 June 1942) is a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church who was archbishop of Mexico from 1995 to 2017. He was made a cardinal in 1998. He was Bishop of Tehuacán from 1985 to 1995.