Roger Etchegaray

His Eminence

Roger Etchegaray
His Eminence; Roger Etchegaray
President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
	Cardinal Roger Etchegaray in Sarajevo, 2012
Appointed	8 April 1984
Term ended	24 June 1998
Predecessor	Agostino Casaroli
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina (1998–2019);
Orders
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)
Personal details
Born	Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray; 25 September 1922; Espelette, France
Died	4 September 2019 (aged 96); Cambo-les-Bains, France
Denomination	Catholic Church
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (1969–1970); Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia (1969–1970); Archbishop of Marseille (1970–1985); Prelate of Mission de France (1975–1982); Cardinal Priest of San Leone I (1979–1998); President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum (1984–1995); Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals (2005–2017);

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.