Archbishop Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzaran

Born: Nov. 4, 1939 in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

Current positions: Member of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People; head of the Economic Council of the Latin American Bishops’ Council (CELAM); member of the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus in Mexico; member of the Communications Commission of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference.

Background: Received doctorate in philosophy at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas (Angelicum) Rome; ordained a priest by Pope Paul VI; spiritual director and professor of dogmatic theology at the seminary of Aguascalientes; appointed bishop of Tijuana in 1983; delegate of the Mexican episcopate at the Latin American Bishops Conference in Santo Domingo in 1992; appointed archbishop of Yucatan in 1995; delegate of the Mexican episcopate at the Synod for America in 1997.

An image of the Sacred Heart in the Church of the Jesu in Rome

Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Next week, the Bishops of the United States will meet in Orlando and consecrate America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This week on Register Radio we are joined by Bishop Kevin Rhoades to explain the importance of the consecration and how we can all take part and then Register senior writer Zelda Caldwell tells us about the remarkable phenomenon of diocesan priests living in community.