Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga
His Eminence Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga | |
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| Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Tegucigalpa | |
| Church | Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Tegucigalpa |
| Appointed | 8 January 1993 |
| Term ended | 26 January 2023 |
| Predecessor | Héctor Enrique Santos Hernández |
| Successor | José Vicente Nácher Tatay |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Speranza |
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| Ordination | 28 June 1970 by Girolamo Prigione |
| Consecration | 8 December 1978 by Gabriel Montalvo Higuera |
| Created cardinal | 21 February 2001 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga 29 December 1942 |
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| Styles of Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Tegucigalpa |
Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. (born 29 December 1942) is a Honduran prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Tegucigalpa from 1993 to 2023. He was president of Caritas Internationalis and served as president of the Latin American Episcopal Conference (CELAM) from 1995 to 1999.
Rodríguez was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2001. He has been the Vatican's spokesman with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, on the issue of Third World debt. He is a member of the Salesians.