Karl Lehmann
Sign in to saveGerman theologian, Bishop of Mainz, catholic Cardinal (1936-2018)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1936-05-16
- Died
- 2018-03-11
- Works
- 58
Top works
- Bayerische Pioniere im Weltkriege
- Yo creo
- Blick zurück nach vorn
- MIT Langem Atem : Wege, Erfahrungen, Einsichten
- Samothrace
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 12
- Total plays
- 13
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Standards and guidelines for the interpretation of sequence variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology
· 2015 · cited 28,127x
- Radiotherapy plus Concomitant and Adjuvant Temozolomide for Glioblastoma
· 2005 · cited 18,396x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,368x
- An Overview of CMIP5 and the Experiment Design
· 2012 · cited 11,675x
- LIII. <i>On lines and planes of closest fit to systems of points in space</i>
· 1901 · cited 9,379x
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Key facts
- Church
- Catholic Church
- 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
- Cardinal-Priest of S. Leone I
- Ordination
- 10 October 1963, by Julius August Döpfner
- Consecration
- 2 October 1983, by Hermann Volk
- Created cardinal
- 21 February 2001, by John Paul II
- Rank
- Cardinal priest
Key dates
- Born
- 16 May 1936
- Died
- 11 March 2018
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karl
- Family name
- Lehmann
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Sigmaringen
- Place of death
- Mainz
- Educated at
- Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum
- Employer
- University of Münster
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
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.
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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