Joachim Meisner
Joachim Meisner (25 December 1933 – 5 July 2017) 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. He was widely considered to be Germany's leading conservative Roman Catholic figure.
Joachim Meisner | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cologne | |
Meisner in 2014 | |
| Church | Cologne Cathedral |
| Archdiocese | Cologne |
| Province | Cologne |
| Metropolis | Cologne |
| See | Cologne |
| Appointed | 20 December 1988 |
| Installed | 12 February 1989 |
| Term ended | 28 February 2014 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Höffner |
| Successor | Rainer Woelki |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1983–2017) |
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| Ordination | 22 December 1962 by Josef Freusberg |
| Consecration | 17 May 1975 by Hugo Aufderbeck |
| Created cardinal | 2 February 1983 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Born | 25 December 1933 Breslau, Prussia, German Reich (now Wrocław, Poland) |
| Died | 5 July 2017 (aged 83) Bad Füssing, Bavaria, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Styles of Joachim Meisner | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Cologne |
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