Franz Hengsbach

Styles of
**Franz Hengsbach**
Styles of; Franz Hengsbach
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Essen (emeritus)

His Eminence

Franz Hengsbach
His Eminence; Franz Hengsbach
Bishop Emeritus of Essen
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Essen
See	Essen
Appointed	18 November 1957
Installed	1 January 1958
Term ended	21 February 1991
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario (1988-91)
Orders
Ordination	13 March 1937; by Kaspar Klein
Consecration	29 September 1953; by Lorenz Jaeger
Created cardinal	28 June 1988; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Franz Hengsbach; 10 September 1910; Velmede, German Empire
Died	24 June 1991 (aged 80); Essen, Germany
Buried	Essen Cathedral
Previous post(s)	Titular Bishop of Cantanus (1953-57); Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (1953-57); Military Vicar of Germany (1961-78); President of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (1980-84); Vice-President of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (1984-86);
Alma mater	University of Münich
Motto	Eritis mihi testes
Coat of arms

Franz Hengsbach (10 September 1910 – 24 June 1991) was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Essen from 1957 to 1991, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988.

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