Joachim Meisner
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 6 years ago |
Born | Wroclaw |
Poland | |
Died | Bad Fussing |
Germany | |
Successor | Rainer Woelki |
Siblings | Hubert Meisner |
Werner Meisner | |
Peter Meisner | |
Parents | Walter Meisner |
Hedwig Meisner | |
Date of birth | December 25,1933 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Place of burial | Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany |
Date of died | July 5,2017 |
Education | Pontifical Gregorian University |
Creat cardin | 2 February 1983; by Pope John Paul II |
Appoint | 20 December 1988 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 433479 |
Joachim Meisner Life story
Joachim Meisner was a German cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the immediate past Archbishop of Cologne, serving from 1989 until his resignation was accepted by Pope Francis in 2014. He previously served as Bishop of Berlin from 1980 to 1989, and was created a cardinal in 1983.