Roger Etchegaray, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Roger Etchegaray

French cardinal

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1922

Place of Birth: Espelette, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 04-Sep-2019

Profession: diplomat, Catholic priest

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray (French pronunciation: ?[???e ?t??ga?aj]; 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. 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.