Image by dodo71 on Pixabay · Pixabay License
Joachim Meisner
Sign in to saveAlso known as Joachim Cardinal Meisner
German cardinal and archbishop of Cologne, Catholic cardinal (1933–2017)
OverviewAI-generated
Joachim Meisner was a German Catholic priest, writer, and archbishop. Born on December 25, 1933, he held positions as a cardinal, auxiliary bishop, and titular bishop within the Catholic Church. He was educated at the Pontifical Gregorian University and spoke German and Ecclesiastical Latin. Meisner was a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
He participated in the 2005 and 2013 papal conclaves. As an author, he wrote works including *Die heilige Messe*, *Kapitalizm a socjalizm*, *Krytyka burz uazyjnych teorii syntezy ustrojo w spo¿ecznych*, *Mit dem Herzen sehen*, and *Nachreformatorische katholische Frömmigkeitsformen in Erfurt*. Meisner died of cardiac arrest due to natural causes on July 5, 2017, in Bad Füssing. He was buried in Cologne Cathedral.
Synthesized by Vinony from 23 facts across 2 sources: Wikidata, Open Library. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 25. Dezember 1933
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Die heilige Messe
- Kapitalizm a socjalizm
- Krytyka burz uazyjnych teorii syntezy ustrojo w spo¿ecznych
- Mit dem Herzen sehen
- Nachreformatorische katholische Frömmigkeitsformen in Erfurt
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- 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
- Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1983–2017)
- Previous posts
- Auxiliary Bishop of Erfurt-Meiningen (1975–1980) Titular Bishop of Vina (1975–1980) Bishop of Berlin (1980–1988)
- 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
- Born
- ( 1933-12-25 ) 25 December 1933, Breslau , Lower Silesia , Prussia , Germany , (now Wrocław , Poland )
- Died
- 5 July 2017 (2017-07-05) (aged 83), Bad Füssing , Bavaria , Germany
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joachim
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of death
- Bad Füssing
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Position held
- titular bishop
- Educated at
- Pontifical Gregorian University
- Languages spoken
- Ecclesiastical Latin
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2005 conclave
- Field of work
- religion
- Image
- Empfang für Joachim Kardinal Meisner - Abschied aus dem Amt nach 25 Jahren-7048.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- Commons category
- Joachim Meisner
- date of birth
- 1933-12-25
- date of death
- 2017-07-05
- place of burial
- Cologne Cathedral
- consecrator
- Georg Weinhold
- cause of death
- cardiac arrest
- manner of death
- natural causes
via Wikidata · CC0
~6 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Joachim Meisner (25 December 1933 – 5 July 2017) was a German Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cologne from 1989 to 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 Catholic figure.
Early life and ordination
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Joachim Meisner” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.