Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Corripio and the second or maternal family name is Ahumada.

Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada (June 29, 1919 – April 10, 2008) was a Mexican Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mexico and Primate of Mexico(1977–1994). He was made a cardinal in 1979.

His Eminence Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada
Cardinal, Primate Archbishop of Mexico
Diocese	Mexico
See	Mexico
Appointed	19 July 1977
Term ended	29 September 1994
Predecessor	Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez
Successor	Norberto Rivera Carrera
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Tampico (1956–1967) Archbishop of Antequera (1967–1977) Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles (1977–1994)
Orders
Ordination	15 October 1942 by Pope Pius XII
Consecration	19 March 1953 by Octaviano Márquez y Toriz
Created cardinal	30 June 1979 by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	(1919-06-29)June 29, 1919 Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Died	10 April 2008(2008-04-10) (aged 88) La Noria, Xochimilco, Mexico
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Nuestro Vivir es Cristo
Signature
Coat of arms

Styles of Ernesto Corripio Ahumada
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Mexico City (emeritus)

Life

Corripio y Ahumada was ordained to the priesthood on October 15, 1942. He served as a diocesan priest in his hometown of Tampico for ten years. On December 27, 1952, Pope Pius XII appointed him auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Tampico. On March 19, 1953, he was consecrated titular bishop of Zapara. On February 25, 1956, he became Bishop of the diocese.

Pope Paul VI elevated Corripio y Ahumada on July 25, 1967, to Archbishop of Antequera in the state of Oaxaca. On March 11, 1976, he was transferred to become Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles in the state of Puebla. The Pope transferred Corripio y Ahumada once again on July 19, 1977, to the post of Archbishop of Mexico.

Upon assuming the papal throne, Pope John Paul II appointed Corripio y Ahumada a member of the College of Cardinals. In the consistory of June 30, 1979, in Vatican City Pope John Paul II created him Cardinal Priest of the titular church of Mary Immaculate of Tiburtino. He was a member of various departments of the Roman Curia while serving his archdiocese.

He retired on September 29, 1994, and lost the right to participate in a conclave when he reached 80 in 1999.^[1]

He died on April 10, 2008, in his house in La Noria, Xochimilco in Mexico City, after complications related to deep thrombosis in his left arm. He is buried in the crypt of Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral.