▁Paul . ▁ ▁Err áz ur iz ▁was ▁named ▁bishop ▁of ▁Val para í so , ▁Chile , ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁Special ▁Assembly ▁for ▁America ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Syn od ▁of ▁B ish ops , ▁V at ican ▁City , ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁– ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁metropol itan ▁see ▁of ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Santiago , ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁Grand ▁ch an cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Catholic ▁University ▁of ▁Chile ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Chile an ▁Epis cop al ▁Conference ▁for ▁three ▁years , ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 8 ; ▁and ▁re elect ed , ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁first ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Latin ▁American ▁Epis cop al ▁Council ▁( CE LA M ), ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Card inal ▁He ▁was ▁created ▁cardinal ▁in ▁the ▁cons istory ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁by ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁and ▁was ▁assigned ▁as ▁Card inal - P ri est ▁to ▁the ▁tit ular ▁church ▁of ▁S . ▁Maria ▁della ▁P ace . ▁In ▁May ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Cong reg