Born:Carlos Oviedo Cavada, (1927-01-19)19 January 1927, Santiago, Chile
Died:7 November 1998(1998-11-07) (aged 71), Santiago, Chile
Rank:Cardinal-Priest
Motto:Pacem diebus nostris
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Appointed:30 March 1990
Installed:22 April 1990
Successor:Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa
Alma mater:Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, , Pontifical Gregorian University
Ordination:24 September 1949, by José María Caro Rodríguez
Other post:Cardinal-Priest pro hac vice of Santa Maria della Scala (1994–98)
Term ended:16 February 1998
Archdiocese:Santiago
Predecessor:Juan Francisco Fresno Larraín
Consecration:7 June 1964, by Alfredo Silva Santiago
Previous posts:Titular Bishop of Beneventum (1964–74), , Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (1964–74), , Apostolic Administrator of Calama (1974–76), , Archbishop of Antofagasta (1974–90), , President of the Chilean Bishops' Conference (1995–98), , Apostolic Administrator of Santiago (1998)
Created cardinal:26 November 1994, by Pope John Paul II