Carlos Aguiar Retes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Carlos Aguiar Retes

Cardenal de la iglesia católica

Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1950

Place of Birth: Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico

Profession: Catholic priest, theologian

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Carlos Aguiar Retes (Spanish pronunciation: ['ka?los a'?ja? 'retes]; born 9 January 1950) is a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
He was the Archbishop of Tlalnepantla, and before that served as the Bishop of Texcoco.
He was elevated to the rank of Cardinal on 19 November 2016.
He was appointed Archbishop of Mexico City on 7 December 2017 and installed on 5 February 2018.
He has served as an officer of the Mexican Episcopal Conference and the Latin American Episcopal Conference (CELAM) and been president of both.
He helped draft the landmark mission statement CELAM issued at the close of its 2007 conference in Aparecida.
He has been called a "longtime ally" of Pope Francis who combines "intellectual finesse with a pastoral passion".In addition to Spanish, Aguiar is fluent in Italian, English, French and German.