Karl Lehmann
Karl Lehmann (16 May 1936 – 11 March 2018) was a German prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Mainz from 1983 to 2016, being elevated to the cardinalate in 2001.
Karl Lehmann | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal, Bishop of Mainz | |
Cardinal Lehmann, 2014 | |
| Church | Mainz Cathedral |
| Province | Freiburg im Breisgau |
| Diocese | Mainz |
| Appointed | 21 June 1983 |
| Installed | 2 October 1983 |
| Term ended | 16 May 2016 |
| Predecessor | Hermann Volk |
| Successor | Peter Kohlgraf |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of S. Leone I |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 10 October 1963 by Julius August Döpfner |
| Consecration | 2 October 1983 by Hermann Volk |
| Created cardinal | 21 February 2001 |
| Rank | Cardinal priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1936 Sigmaringen, Germany |
| Died | 11 March 2018 (aged 81) Mainz, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | State in fide (English: "Stand firmly in the faith") – 1 Corinthians 16:13 |
| Coat of arms | |
He served as chairman of the Conference of the German Bishops from 1987 to 2008, being considered one of the most influential prelates in Germany in those years and a leading proponent of liberal stances within the Church. Before he became a bishop, he worked as professor of theology at the University of Mainz and the University of Freiburg.
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