Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa

Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa ( born September 5, 1933, Santiago de Chile, Chile ) is a retired archbishop of Santiago de Chile and Schoenstatt Father.

Life

Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa joined after leaving school the Schoenstatt Fathers and studied Catholic theology. After his ordination on 16 July 1961, he earned a postgraduate course at the University of Fribourg ( Switzerland ) licentiate in theology.

Subsequently, he worked as a chaplain for students and clergy of the Schoenstatt movement and as Regional Superior in Chile. In 1971 he was appointed as a member of the General Council of the Schoenstatt Fathers to Germany. From 1974 to 1980 he was Superior General of the Schoenstatt Fathers, since 1979 Chairman of the General Presidency of the Schoenstatt Movement.

On 22 December 1990 by Pope John Paul II appointed Titular Archbishop of Hólar and Secretary of the Congregation for Religious. From 1996 to 1998 Errazuriz 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' Conferences CELAM.

On 21 February 2001 it took John Paul II as a Cardinal with the priestly title church of Santa Maria della Pace in the College of Cardinals to.

Pope Benedict XVI. adopted on 15 December 2010 be on the grounds of age pre- mounted resignation. After his resignation, Cardinal Errazuriz Ossa took part in the conclave of 2013.

With the task of advising the Pope on the management of the universal Church, and changes in the organization of the Curia regulatory Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus prepare, Pope Francis him in April 2013 as a member of the Cardinal Council, a group of eight cardinals, the Pope in terms to advise on the reform of the Curia determined.