Carlos Garfias Merlos

Carlos Garfias Merlos
Carlos Garfias Merlos
	Archbishop of Morelia
Church	Catholic
Archdiocese	Morelia
Appointed	2 November 2016
Predecessor	Alberto Suárez Inda
Orders
Ordination	8 August 1964
Consecration	20 December 1985; by Girolamo Prigione
Personal details
Born	1 January 1951
Previous post	Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano (1996–2003); Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl (2003–2010); Archbishop of Acapulco (2010–2016);
Motto	Cristo es nuestra paz ('Christ is our peace')
Coat of arms

Carlos Garfias Merlos (born 1 January 1951) is a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Morelia since 2016.

Biography

Carlos Garfias Merlos was born in Tuxpan, Michoacán, on 1 January 1951.

He studied humanities, philosophy and theology at the Seminary of Morelia. He earned a masters and a doctorate in psychotherapy and Spirituality at the la Universidad Intercontinental in Mexico City.

On 23 November 1975, he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Morelia.[1]

On 24 June 1996, Pope John Paul II named him Bishop of Ciudad Altamirado and he received his episcopal consecration on 25 July[1] from Apostolic Nuncio Girolamo Prigione and Archbishops Rafael Bello Ruiz and Alberto Suárez Inda.[2]

Within the Episcopal Conference of Mexico (ECM), he was President of the Episcopal Commission for Youth Pastoral Care from 1997 to 2000 and a member of its Family Pastoral Commission and spokesperson for the Southern Region.

On 8 July 2003, Pope John Paul II transferred him to the Diocese of Netzahualcóyotl[3] and he was installed there on 22 August.[1]

From 2004 to 2006 he was a member of the ECM Commissions on Clergy and on Family Pastoral Care. From 2007 to 2009 he was charged with responsibility for the aspect of labor on its Commission for Societal Pastoral Care.

On 7 June 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Archbishop of Acapulco.[4] He received the pallium from Benedict in Rome on 29 June and was installed in Acapulco on 22 July.[1]

From 2016 to 2018 he served on the President's Council of the ECM.

On 5 November 2016, Pope Francis named him Archbishop of Morelia.[5] He was installed on 18 January 2017 and received his pallium from Francis on 29 June.[1] In November 2018, he was elected Vice-President of the ECM.[6]

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References

"Mons. Carlos Garfias Merlos, Arzobispo de Morelia" (in Spanish). Archdiocese of Morelia. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
Monroy, Angélica (18 August 2017). "S.E. Mons. Carlos Garfias, egresado #orgullosamenteUIC, nuevo Arzobispo de Morelia" (in Spanish). Universidad Intercontinental. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
"Rinunce e Nomine, 08.07.2003" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office.
"Rinunce e Nomine, 07.06.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 7 June 2010.
"Rinunce e Nomine, 05.11.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 5 November 2016.
"Designan a Mons. Carlos Garfias Merlos como Vicepresidente de la Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano". Urbis Noticias (in Spanish). 13 November 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

Additional sources

Gazanini, Guillermo (18 August 2018). "Monseñor Carlos Garfias Merlos, el hombre del episcopado en la pacificación de México" (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2019.

External links

"Mons. Carlos Garfias Merlos, Arzobispo de Morelia". Periodista Digital (in Spanish). Archdiocese of Morelia.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by José Raúl Vera López	Bishop of Ciudad Altamirado 1996-2003	Succeeded by José Miguel Ángel Giles Vázquez
Preceded by José María Hernández González	Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl 2003-2010	Succeeded by Héctor Luis Morales Sánchez
Preceded by Felipe Aguirre Franco	Archbishop of Acapulco 2010-2016	Succeeded by Leopoldo González González
Preceded by Alberto Suárez Inda	Archbishop of Morelia 2016-present	Incumbent

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[diobio-1] "Mons. Carlos Garfias Merlos, Arzobispo de Morelia" (in Spanish). Archdiocese of Morelia. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[2] Monroy, Angélica (18 August 2017). "S.E. Mons. Carlos Garfias, egresado #orgullosamenteUIC, nuevo Arzobispo de Morelia" (in Spanish). Universidad Intercontinental. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[3] "Rinunce e Nomine, 08.07.2003" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office.

[4] "Rinunce e Nomine, 07.06.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 7 June 2010.

[5] "Rinunce e Nomine, 05.11.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 5 November 2016.

[6] "Designan a Mons. Carlos Garfias Merlos como Vicepresidente de la Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano". Urbis Noticias (in Spanish). 13 November 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2019.