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Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray was a French Catholic priest, bishop, and diplomat. Born in Espelette in 1922, he served as a cardinal and titular bishop within the Catholic Church. He was educated at the Pontifical Gregorian University and held positions as a Christian minister and pastoral care worker. Etchegaray was a member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques.
He received the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize and the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. Etchegaray authored 15 works, including *Tertio millennio adveniente*, *Afin que le monde croie*, and *Il grande giubileo*. He spoke French and was buried in Espelette after his death in Cambo-les-Bains in 2019.
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Key facts
- Appointed
- 8 April 1984
- Term ended
- 24 June 1998
- Predecessor
- Agostino Casaroli
- Other post
- Cardinal-Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina (1998–2019)
- Ordination
- 13 July 1947, by Jean Saint-Pierre
- Consecration
- 27 May 1969, by François Marty
- Created cardinal
- 30 June 1979, by Pope John Paul II
- Rank
- Cardinal-Bishop , (previously Cardinal-Priest)
- Born
- Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray , ( 1922-09-25 ) 25 September 1922, Espelette , France
- Died
- 4 September 2019 (2019-09-04) (aged 96), Cambo-les-Bains , France
- Denomination
- Catholic Church
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Élie
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Espelette
- Place of death
- Cambo-les-Bains
- Occupation
- Christian minister
- Educated at
- Pontifical Gregorian University
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Field of work
- pastoral care
- Image
- Roger Etchegaray 2012.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1922-09-25
- Commons category
- Roger Etchegaray
- name in native language
- Roger Etchegaray
- consecrator
- Władysław Rubin
- date of death
- 2019-09-04
- place of burial
- Espelette
- birth name
- Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray
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Encyclopedic overview
Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray ( French pronunciation: [ʁɔʒe ɛtʃɛɡaʁaj]; 25 September 1922 – 4 September 2019) was a French cardinal of the Catholic Church. Etchegaray served as the Archbishop of Marseille from 1970 to 1985 before entering the Roman Curia, where he served as President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (1984–1998) and President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum (1984–1995). He was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 1979, and was the longest-serving cardinal never to attend a papal conclave.
He served as papal representative in delicate situations. Some were ecclesiastical, like improving relations with the Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, organizing an historic inter-religious prayer service in Assisi in 1986, and seeking rapprochement with Communist governments. Others were geopolitical, attempting to prevent international violence, arranging an exchange of prisoners, or bearing witness to the Rwandan genocide against the Tutsis.
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