Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada

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

His Eminence

Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada
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	June 29, 1919; Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Died	10 April 2008 (aged 88); La Noria, Xochimilco, Mexico
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Nuestro Vivir es Cristo
Signature
Coat of arms

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.