Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa

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Francisco Javier Cardinal Errázuriz Ossa (born September 5, 1933 in Santiago de Chile , Chile ) is Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile and Schoenstatt Father .

Life

Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa attended the Liceo Alemán of the Steyler Missionaries , a German-speaking high school in Santiago de Chile. He first studied mathematics and was active in the Schoenstatt Movement . He joined this movement and studied philosophy and Catholic theology . After priestly ordination on 16 July 1961 he earned a postgraduate degree at the University of Friborg (Switzerland) , the licentiate in theology.

He then worked as a chaplain for students and clergy of the Schoenstatt Movement and as regional superior of the priestly community in Chile. In 1971 he was appointed to Germany as a member of the general government of the Schoenstatt Fathers . From 1974 to 1980 he was Superior General of the Schoenstatt Fathers, and since 1979 Chairman of the General Presidium of the Schoenstatt Movement.

On 22 December 1990. Pope appointed him John Paul II. To Titular Archbishop of Hólar and secretary of the Congregation for Religious . From 1996 to 1998 Errázuriz Ossa was Bishop of the Diocese of Valparaíso with the personal title of Archbishop. On April 25, 1998 he was appointed Archbishop of Santiago de Chile. He was President of the Chilean Bishops 'Conference and from 2003 to 2007 President of the Latin American Bishops' Conference CELAM .

On February 21, 2001 John Paul II accepted him as a cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Maria della Pace in the college of cardinals .

Pope Benedict XVI On December 15, 2010, he accepted his resignation due to reasons of age. After his resignation, Cardinal Errázuriz took part in the 2013 conclave .

With the task of advising the Pope in the direction of the universal Church and preparing changes to the Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus , which regulates the organization of the Curia , Pope Francis appointed him in April 2013 as a member of the Council of Cardinals , a group of nine cardinals who have the Pope in mind should advise on the reform of the Curia.

In September 2018, Chilean investigative authorities secured emails from the incumbent Archbishop of Santiago de Chile, Ricardo Ezzati Andrello SDB , Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, and the Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago, Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez, in connection with allegations of cover-up of cases of sexual abuse . Victims of abuse accuse Errázuriz of preventing the prosecution of a clergyman later convicted of abuse for years as Archbishop of Santiago de Chile from 1998 to 2010. Three victims reported Errázuriz at the end of October 2018 for perjury and false testimony. Previously, a letter from February 2009 had become known in which Errázuriz had admitted to the then nuncio in Chile, Giuseppe Pinto , that as archbishop he had stopped the investigations against the influential abuser Fernando Karadima , convicted in 2011 , while he had later sworn under oath that he had advanced the investigation to the best of his knowledge.

At the end of October 2018, Pope Francis dismissed Errázuriz, Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya and George Pell from the Council of Cardinals.

Memberships

Cardinal Errázuriz Ossa was a member of the following dicasteries of the Roman Curia :

Web links

Commons : Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Entry on Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on January 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ Alexander Brüggemann: A Pope's advisor in need of explanation. In: kathisch.de . September 5, 2018, accessed December 24, 2018 .
  3. ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Santiago de Chile (Cile) e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , December 15, 2010, accessed February 21, 2016 (Italian).
  4. ^ Communicato della Segretaria di Stato. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 13, 2013, accessed April 13, 2013 (Italian, with English translation).
  5. ↑ Group of Cardinals advises Pope on reform of the Curia ( Memento of May 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ^ Abuse in Chile: Public prosecutor secures mails from cardinals. In: Vatican News . September 12, 2018, accessed March 8, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Cardinal Errazuriz after a fit of weakness in hospital in Chile. In: Domradio . December 6, 2018, accessed March 8, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Errázuriz queda mal parado: Abogado de víctimas de Karadima revela carta que complica al cardenal. In: El Mostrador. October 18, 2018, accessed March 8, 2019 (Spanish).
  9. ↑ Pope releases three of his advisors from the Council of Cardinals. In: Domradio. December 12, 2018, accessed March 8, 2019 .
  10. ^ Nomina di Cardinali Membri delle Congregazioni Romane. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 15, 2001, accessed February 20, 2016 (Italian).
  11. ^ Nomine nel Pontificio Consiglio della Cultura. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 24, 2004, accessed February 21, 2016 (Italian).
  12. ↑ a b Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 18, 2001, accessed February 20, 2016 (Italian).
  13. ^ Nomina di Membri della Pontificia Commissione per l'America Latina. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, July 19, 2011, accessed February 21, 2016 (Italian).
predecessor Office successor
Carlos Cardinal Oviedo Cavada OdeM Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
1998–2010 		Ricardo Cardinal Ezzati Andrello SDB
Bodo-Maria Erhard Superior General of the Schoenstatt Fathers
1974–1991 		Michael Johannes Marmann
personal data
SURNAME Errázuriz Ossa, Francisco Javier
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Errázuriz Ossa, Cardinal Francisco Javier (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chilean Archbishop, Roman Catholic Cardinal
DATE OF BIRTH September 5, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Santiago de Chile , Chile