Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri


Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri
Bishop of Huehuetenango
Ramazzini in 2010
ChurchLatin Church
DioceseHuehuetenango
SeeHuehuetenango
AppointedMay 14, 2012
InstalledJuly 14, 2012
PredecessorRodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto (2019-)
Previous post(s)Bishop of San Marcos (1988-2012)
Orders
OrdinationJune 27, 1971
by Mario Casariego y Acevedo
ConsecrationJanuary 6, 1989
by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinalOctober 5, 2019
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri

(1947-07-16) July 16, 1947
MottoAy de mí si no evangelizo
(Woe is me if I do not proclaim the Gospel), 1Cor 9:16
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Styles of
Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (born July 16, 1947) is a Guatemalan prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Bishop of Huehuetenango since 2012. He was the Bishop of San Marcos from 1988 to 2012.

Pope Francis raised him to the rank of cardinal on 5 October 2019.