Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán

Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán (born 4 November 1939) is a Mexican Catholic prelate who served as of Bishop of Tijuana from 1983 to 1995, and later Archbishop of Yucatán from 1995 to 2015.


Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán
Archbishop of Yucatán
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseYucatán
SeeYucatán
Appointed15 March 1995
Installed29 April 1995
Term ended1 July 2015
PredecessorManuel Castro Ruiz
SuccessorGustavo Rodríguez Vega
Orders
Ordination3 July 1966
by Pope Paul VI
Consecration25 July 1983
by Girolamo Prigione
Personal details
Born (1939-11-04) 4 November 1939
Previous post(s)Bishop of Tijuana (1983-95)
Mottoin nomine domini
("In the name of God")

Biography

Berlie was ordained by Pope Paul VI as a priest on 3 July 1966.[1] He was appointed by Pope John Paul II as Bishop of Tijuana on 3 June 1983. The apostolic nuncio in Mexico, Girolamo Prigione, consecrated him as a bishop on 25 July of the same year. Berlie's co-consecrators were Salvador Quezada Limón, Bishop of Aguascalientes, and Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo, Bishop of Cuernavaca.

On 15 March 1995, Berlie was appointed Archbishop of Yucatán and inaugurated on 29 April. In 2013, he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.[2] In 2015, Berlie retired as archbishop and Pope Francis accepted his retirement on 1 June.[3]

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