ation ▁for ▁Instit utes ▁of ▁Con sec r ated ▁Life ▁and ▁Soci eties ▁of ▁Apost ol ic ▁Life ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Council ▁for ▁the ▁Family . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁T enth ▁Ord inary ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Syn od ▁of ▁B ish ops , ▁V at ican ▁City , ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁– ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁induct ed ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Social , ▁Political ▁and ▁Mor al ▁Sciences ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Chile , ▁Santiago , ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Conference ▁of ▁Latin ▁America ▁( CE LA M ) ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁serve ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁cardinal ▁elect ors ▁who ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁pap al ▁conc lave ▁that ▁elected ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁XI ▁General ▁Ord inary ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Syn od ▁of ▁B ish ops , ▁V at ican ▁City , ▁ 2 – 2 3 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁as ▁a ▁pap al ▁app o inte e . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Fif th ▁General ▁Conference ▁of ▁the ▁Latin ▁American ▁and ▁Car ib bean ▁B ish ops , ▁which ▁met ▁in ▁Ap are cida , ▁Brazil , ▁from ▁ 1