1. Ricardo Ezzati was Archbishop of Santiago from December 2010 to March 2019 and has been a cardinal since February 2014.
17 Facts About Ricardo Ezzati
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Ricardo Ezzati headed the Episcopal Conference of Chile from 2010 to 2016.
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Ricardo Ezzati was born in Campiglia dei Berici, Vicenza, Italy.
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Ricardo Ezzati immigrated to Chile in 1959 to enter the novitiate of the Salesians in Quilpue, Valparaiso, and studied philosophy at the Catholic University of Valparaiso.
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Ricardo Ezzati studied theology at the Pontifical Salesian University in Rome, where he obtained his licentiate.
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Ricardo Ezzati made his final vows as a Salesian on 30 December 1966 and was ordained as a priest of the Salesian order on 18 March 1970.
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Ricardo Ezzati then held the title of Professor of Religion and Philosophy at the Catholic University of Valparaiso.
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Ricardo Ezzati was a member of the Faculty of Theology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and Vice President of the Conference of Religious of Chile, participating in the General Chapters of the Salesian Congregation in 1984 and 1990.
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Ricardo Ezzati was installed in Santiago de Chile on 14 January 2011.
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Ricardo Ezzati was elevated to the rank of cardinal at a consistory on 22 February 2014.
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In October 2014, Ricardo Ezzati denied press reports that he had denounced the Jesuit priest Felipe Berrios to the Vatican and said he had only replied to inquiries about the priest's controversial statements from the papal nuncio.
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Press reports later demonstrated that Ricardo Ezzati had initiated the accusation process to prevent Berrios from becoming chaplain at the presidential palace.
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Ricardo Ezzati participated in the Synod of Bishops on the Family in October 2014 and October 2015.
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Ricardo Ezzati was one of the four prelates who presented the 2014 synod's summary document.
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Ricardo Ezzati served as president of the Episcopal Conference of Chile from 2010 to 2016.
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In December 2016, Ricardo Ezzati submitted his resignation as required upon reaching the age of 75.
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On 23 March 2019, Pope Francis accepted Ricardo Ezzati's resignation, presented when he turned 75.