Ricardo Ezzati

His Eminence

Ricardo Ezzati Andrello

Cardinal,
Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
Cardinal Ezzati in 2017
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseSantiago de Chile
SeeSantiago de Chile
Appointed15 December 2010
Installed14 January 2011
Term ended23 March 2019
PredecessorFrancisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa
SuccessorCelestino Aós Braco
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Redentore a Valmelaina (2014–)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination18 March 1970
by Emilio Tagle Covarrubias
Consecration8 September 1996
by Carlos Oviedo Cavada
Created cardinal22 February 2014
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Ricardo Ezzati Andrello

(1942-01-07) 7 January 1942 (age 82)
Nationality
  • Italian
  • Chilean (2006–)
Alma mater
MottoPara Evangelizar
(To Evangelize)
Coat of armsRicardo Ezzati Andrello's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Ricardo Ezzati
History
Priestly ordination
Date18 March 1970
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorCarlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de. M
Co-consecratorsSergio Otoniel Contreras Navia
Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa, P. schonstatt
Date8 September 1996
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Francis
Date22 February 2014
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Ricardo Ezzati as principal consecrator
Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic12 December 2008
Galo Fernández Villaseca10 May 2014
Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez10 May 2014
Moisés Carlos Atisha Contreras17 January 2015
Jorge Enrique Concha Cayuqueo, OFM29 August 2015
Styles of
Ricardo Ezzati Andrello
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Ricardo Ezzati Andrello SDB (Spanish pronunciation: [riˈkaɾðo eˈsatjanˈdɾelo], Italian: [etˈtsaːti anˈdrɛllo]; born 7 January 1942) is an Italian-born Chilean prelate of the Catholic Church who has lived and worked in Chile since the age of 17. He was Archbishop of Santiago from December 2010 to March 2019 and has been a cardinal since February 2014. He previously served as Archbishop of Concepción. He headed the Episcopal Conference of Chile from 2010 to 2016.


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