Rogelio Cabrera López (born 24 January 1951) is a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the archbishop of Monterrey since 2012. He has been a bishop since 1996.
He then held the following positions: prefect of studies of the major seminary from 1978 to 1984; diocesan assistant of the Christian Family Movement from 1981 to 1992; priest of Our Lady of Peace parish from 1984 to 1990; dean of the Deanery of Santo Niño de la Salud from 1985 to 1987;
diocesan coordinator of the Pastoral Plan from 1989 to 1996; member of the College of Consultants of the Diocese of Querétaro from 1989 to 1996; pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish from 1990 to 1996; master of the diocesan seminary from 1978 to 1996; Episcopal Pastoral Vicar from 1992 to 1996.[1]
Pope John Paul II appointed him bishop of Tacámbaro on 30 April 1996.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on 30 May 1996[1] from Archbishop Girolamo Prigione, Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico. On 16 July 2001, he was transferred by Pope John Paul to Tapachula.[3]
On 11 September 2004, he was appointed archbishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez.[4] He became its first archbishop on 25 November 2006 when the diocese was raised to the status of an archdiocese.[5] In 2009 he was elected to a three-year term as vice-president of the Mexican Bishops Conference[1][6] and he was elected to a second term.[7]
On 3 October 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him archbishop of Monterrey.[6] He participated in the Synod of Bishops in November 2012.[7] He was installed in Monterrey on 5 December with a ceremony in the cathedral followed by a Mass attended by 10,000 people in the Monterrey Arena.[8]
He was elected to a three-year term as president of the Mexican Bishops Conference in 2018.[9][10] On 15 May 2019, he was named president of the economic council of the Latin American Bishops Conference (CELAM).[11] On 10 March 2021, Pope Francis made his a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.[12]
He served as apostolic administrator of two of his suffragan dioceses: Tampico from 20 July 2018 to 5 July 2019 and Ciudad Victoria from 30 March 2021 to 17 November 2021.[citation needed]