Christoph Schönborn
Christoph Maria Michael Hugo Damian Peter Adalbert Schönborn, O.P. (German: [ˈkrɪstɔf ˈʃøːnbɔrn]; born 22 January 1945) is a Bohemian-born Austrian Dominican friar, theologian and philosopher, who is a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He serves as the Archbishop of Vienna and was the Chairman of the Austrian Bishops' Conference from 1998 to 2020. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1998. He is also Grand Chaplain of the Order of the Golden Fleece (Austrian branch), of which he has been a member since 1961. He is a member of the formerly sovereign princely House of Schönborn, several members of which held high offices of the Holy Roman Empire and the Catholic Church as prince-bishops, prince-electors and cardinals.
Christoph Schönborn | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Vienna | |
Cardinal Schönborn in 2020 | |
| Archdiocese | Vienna |
| See | Vienna |
| Appointed | 13 April 1995 (Coadjutor) |
| Installed | 14 September 1995 |
| Predecessor | Hans Hermann Groër |
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| Ordination | 27 December 1970 by Franz König |
| Consecration | 29 September 1991 by Hans Hermann Groër OSB |
| Created cardinal | 21 February 1998 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
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| Born | 22 January 1945 Skalka Castle, Reichsgau Sudetenland, Germany (now Czech Republic) |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Parents | Hugo-Damian, Graf von Schönborn, Eleonore Schönborn |
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| Motto | Vos autem dixi amicos (I have called you friends) — John 15:15 |
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| Styles of Christoph Schönborn | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Vienna |
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