Roger Etchegaray | |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| Born | Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray 25 September 1922 |
| Died | 4 September 2019 (aged 96) Cambo-les-Bains, France |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
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.