Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray (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, the longest-serving cardinal never to attend a papal conclave.
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25 September 1922 Espelette
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Died |
4 September 2019 (aged 96) Cambo-les-Bains, France
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Zodiac | Libra |
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