Sergio Obeso Rivera


Sergio Obeso Rivera
Archbishop of Xalapa
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseXalapa
SeeXalapa
Appointed12 March 1979
Term ended10 April 2007
PredecessorEmilio Abascal y Salmerón
SuccessorHipólito Reyes Larios
Other postCardinal Priest of San Leone I (2018–2019)
Previous posts
Orders
Ordination31 October 1954
by Clemente Micara
Consecration21 June 1971
by Emilio Abascal y Salmerón
Created cardinal28 June 2018
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
BornSergio Obeso Rivera
(1931-10-31)31 October 1931
Died11 August 2019(2019-08-11) (aged 87)
Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico
BuriedXalapa Cathedral
Alma mater
MottoVirtus in infirmitate
(Power in weakness) 2 Cor 12:9
Coat of arms

Sergio Obeso Rivera (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈseɾxjo oˈβeso riˈβeɾa]; 31 October 1931 – 11 August 2019) was a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Xalapa from 1979 to 2007 after serving as Bishop of Papantla from 1971 to 1974 and then as coadjutor in Xalapa from 1974 to 1979. Pope Francis created him a cardinal on 28 June 2018.