Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga

His Eminence

Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga

Cardinal
Archbishop Emeritus of Tegucigalpa
ChurchCatholic
ArchdioceseTegucigalpa
Appointed8 January 1993
Term ended26 January 2023
PredecessorHéctor Enrique Santos Hernández
SuccessorJosé Vicente Nácher Tatay
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Speranza
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination28 June 1970
by Girolamo Prigione
Consecration8 December 1978
by Gabriel Montalvo Higuera
Created cardinal21 February 2001
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga

(1942-12-29) 29 December 1942
Motto
  • Mihi Vivere Christus Est
  • (For to Me to Live is Christ)
Coat of arms
Styles of
Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeTegucigalpa

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.