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- Born
- 1905
- Works
- 51
Top works
- Im Kontext, vol. 14: Religion - Lteratur - K unste II: Ein Dialog
- Les religions dans le monde actuel
- Die Stunde der Welt
- ÜBER DAS UNBEHAGEN IN UNSERER GESELLSCHAFT
- Die Friedensgebete von Assisi
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- G*Power 3: A flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences
· 2007 · cited 54,658x
- Statistical power analyses using G*Power 3.1: Tests for correlation and regression analyses
· 2009 · cited 31,385x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,951x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,992x
- World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated
· 2006 · cited 9,897x
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Key facts
- Archdiocese
- Vienna
- See
- Vienna
- Appointed
- 10 May 1956
- Term ended
- 16 September 1985
- Predecessor
- Theodor Cardinal Innitzer
- Successor
- Hans Hermann Groër
- Other posts
- Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eusebio Ordinary for the Austrian Ordinariate for the Faithful of Eastern Rites Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Austria
- Previous posts
- Coadjutor Bishop of Sankt Pölten (1952–1956) Titular Bishop of Livias (1952–1956) President of the Secretariat of Non-Believers (1965–1980)
- Ordination
- 29 October 1933, by Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani
- Consecration
- 31 August 1952, by Michael Memelauer
- Created cardinal
- 15 December 1958, by Pope John XXIII
- Rank
- Cardinal-Priest
- Born
- ( 1905-08-03 ) 3 August 1905, Sankt Pölten , Lower Austria , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 13 March 2004 (2004-03-13) (aged 98), Vienna , Austria
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Franz
- Family name
- König
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- St. Pölten
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Occupation
- bishop
- Educated at
- Stiftsgymnasium Melk
- Employer
- University of Vienna
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Kardinal koenig.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1905-08-03
- date of death
- 2004-03-13
- Commons category
- Franz König
- place of burial
- St. Stephen's Cathedral
- name in native language
- Franz König
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Franz König (3 August 1905 – 13 March 2004) was an Austrian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of Vienna from 1956 to 1985, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958. The last surviving cardinal elevated by Pope John XXIII, he was the longest-serving and second-oldest cardinal worldwide at the time of his death.
Early life and ministry
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Franz König” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.