Georg Sterzinsky
Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky (9 February 1936 – 30 June 2011) was a German cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and the Archbishop of Berlin.
His Eminence Georg Sterzinsky | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal, Archbishop of Berlin | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Berlin |
| See | Berlin |
| Installed | 9 September 1989 |
| Term ended | 24 February 2011 |
| Predecessor | Joachim Meisner |
| Successor | Rainer Woelki |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Giuseppe all’Aurelio |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 June 1960 by Hugo Aufderbeck |
| Consecration | 9 September 1989 by Joachim Wanke |
| Created cardinal | 28 June 1991 by John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1936 Warlack East Prussia (Present day Poland) |
| Died | 30 June 2011 (aged 75) Berlin Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Motto | Deus Semper Major (God Ever Greater) |
| Coat of arms | |
| Styles of Georg Sterzinsky | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Berlin (emeritus) |
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