Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo

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Baltazar Enirique Porras Cardozo
Archbishop of Archdiocese of Mérida
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Church Roman Catholic Church
See Archdiocese of Mérida
In office 1991- present
Predecessor Miguel Antonio Salas
Orders
Ordination July 30, 1967
Personal details
Born (1944-10-10)October 10, 1944
Caracas

Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo (born October 10, 1944) is the current archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida.

Biography

He was ordained priest on July 30, 1967.

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Monsignor Porras

He was appointed auxiliary bishop of Mérida on July 23, 1983. Receiving his episcopal consecration on September 17, 1983 from cardinal José Lebrún Moratinos.

He was appointed archbishop of Mérida on October 31, 1991.

He replaces the previous bishop of Mérida Miguel Antonio Salas.

Career

  • First Vice President of the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference
  • Vice President of CELAM

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