Mario Aurelio Poli

History
History
Priestly ordination
Date	25 November 1978
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Jorge Bergoglio
Co-consecrators	Juan Carlos Aramburu; Mario Jose Serra; Joaquin Mariano Sucunza; Guillermo Rodríguez-Malgarejo
Date	20 April 2002
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	22 February 2014

History
Ordination history of; Mario Aurelio Poli
Date
History
Priestly ordination
Date	25 November 1978
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Jorge Bergoglio
Co-consecrators	Juan Carlos Aramburu; Mario Jose Serra; Joaquin Mariano Sucunza; Guillermo Rodríguez-Malgarejo
Date	20 April 2002
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	22 February 2014
Víctor Manuel Fernández
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Mario Aurelio Poli as principal consecrator
Víctor Manuel Fernández	15 June 2013
Alejandro Daniel Giorgi	3 May 2014
Ernesto Giobando	3 May 2014
Juan Carlos Ares	26 December 2014
José María Baliña	28 February 2015

His Eminence

Mario Aurelio Poli
His Eminence; Mario Aurelio Poli
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires
Archdiocese	Buenos Aires
Metropolis	Buenos Aires
See	Buenos Aires
Appointed	28 March 2013
Installed	20 April 2013
Term ended	26 May 2023
Predecessor	Jorge Mario Bergoglio (later Pope Francis)
Successor	Jorge García Cuerva
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Roberto Bellarmino; Ordinary of the Ordinariate for the Faithful of Eastern Rite in Argentina;
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (2002–2008); Titular Bishop of Abidda (2002–2008); Bishop of Santa Rosa (2008–2013);
Orders
Ordination	25 November 1978; by Juan Carlos Aramburu
Consecration	20 April 2002; by Jorge Mario Bergoglio (now Pope Francis)
Created cardinal	22 February 2014; by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	29 November 1947 (age 77); Buenos Aires, Argentina
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	Concédeme, Señor, un corazón que escuche; (Lord, give me a listening heart)
Coat of arms

Mario Aurelio Poli (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo awˈɾeljo ˈpoli]; born 29 November 1947) is an Argentine prelate of the Catholic Church who was the Archbishop of Buenos Aires from 2013 to 2023. He was the Bishop of Santa Rosa from 2008 to 2013 and before that an auxiliary bishop in Buenos Aires from 2002 to 2008. Pope Francis, his predecessor in Buenos Aires, made him a cardinal in 2014.