Etchegaray returned to Bayonne,
Cardinal Etchegaray's Cuban tour was capped by an meeting with Fidel
Castro during Christmas week.
Etchegaray returned to Bayonne,
France, in January 2017, to live with his sister Maité d.
Etchegaray on the other hand, lost his eligibility on his 80th birthday when he
Etchegaray, of Basque stock, was born in the Northern Basque
Country to Jean-Batiste and Aurélie Etchegaray.
sent Cardinal Etchegaray as an envoy to persuade Iraqi authorities to cooperate with the United Nations
On 29 March 1969, Etchegaray was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Paris
and Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia by Pope Paul VI.
Etchegaray on the other hand, lost his eligibility on his 80th birthday when he
had been a cardinal for a little more than 23 years.
Etchegaray was the Archbishop of Marseille from 1970-1985, and was made Cardinal-Priest of San Leone I by Pope John
Paul II in the consistory of 30 June 1979.
The Vatican opposed the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and
sent Cardinal Etchegaray as an envoy to persuade Iraqi authorities to cooperate with the United Nations
in order to avoid war.
Etchegaray serves as Cardinal-Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina and served as
the Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals from 30 April 2005 until 10 June 2017, when he was relieved from the duties of his position at his own request.