Francisco Robles Ortega


José Francisco Robles Ortega
Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara
ProvinceGuadalajara
SeeGuadalajara
Appointed7 December 2011
Installed7 February 2012
PredecessorJuan Sandoval Íñiguez
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Presentazione
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination20 July 1976
by José Maclovio Vásquez Silos
Consecration5 June 1991
by Alfredo Torres Romero
Created cardinal24 November 2007
by Pope Benedict XVI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
José Francisco Robles Ortega

(1949-03-02) 2 March 1949
Mascota, Mexico
DenominationRoman Catholic
Mottoin simplicitate fidei
Coat of arms

Francisco Robles Ortega (Spanish pronunciation: [fɾanˈsisko ˈro.βles oɾˈteɣa]; born 2 March 1949) is a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Guadalajara since 2012 and a cardinal since 2007. He was archbishop of Monterrey from 2003 to 2011. He was president of the Mexican Episcopal Conference from 2012 to 2018.