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Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes. Santi Fabiano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli. Created by:.

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Voting Status:. Jan 09, 75 years old. Born on January 9, , in Tepic, Nayarit Mexico , from an early age he showed an inclination towards religious life, which led him to enter the diocesan minor seminary of Tepic at the age of eleven. In its almost year history, it trained approximately seminarians, among them not only Cardinal Aguiar Retes, but also the disgraced founder of the Legion of Christ Congregation, Father Marcial Maciel Degollado cf.

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Ordained a priest on April 22, , Retes soon devoted himself mainly to pastoral work and education, working as a teacher, formator and rector at the Tepic Seminary. During his time in Texcoco, a diocese very close to Mexico City, Carlos Aguiar Retes was characterized by two key aspects: first, his concern for ongoing priestly formation, both theological and pastoral; and second, his concern for social justice and addressing the needs of the most vulnerable communities.

As archbishop, Aguiar Retes was known for his efforts in launching a diocesan-wide project of evangelization and pastoral renewal, through which he sought to implement the Second Vatican Council and respond to the call for a new evangelization. He also focused on making pastoral visits to all the parishes of the archdiocese, religious communities, schools and universities of Tlalnepantla, with the aim of getting to know more deeply the reality of which he was pastor and to encourage the active participation of the community.

He took possession of the archdiocese on February 5, Pope Francis elevated him to the cardinalate on November 19, As Archbishop of Mexico City, he has continued his work, focusing primarily on the renewal of the Church, attention to the neediest, and dialogue with political parties. Retes has taken part in every Vatican synod since