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Karl Lehmann
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German theologian, Bishop of Mainz, catholic Cardinal (1936-2018)
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Karl Lehmann was a German Catholic priest, bishop, and university teacher. Born in Sigmaringen in 1936, he was educated at the Pontifical Gregorian University, the University of Freiburg, and the Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum. He served as a cardinal and held teaching positions at the University of Freiburg, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and the University of Münster. His professional affiliations included the Academy of Science for Public Utility, the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz, and the German Bishops' Conference.
Lehmann was also a writer with 58 works, including *Bayerische Pioniere im Weltkriege*, *Yo creo*, *Blick zurück nach vorn*, *MIT Langem Atem : Wege, Erfahrungen, Einsichten*, and *Samothrace*. He spoke German and English. He received the Commander of the Legion of Honour, the Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate, the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg, and the Orden wider den tierischen Ernst. He was consecrated by Hermann Volk and Oskar Saier. Lehmann died in Mainz in 2018 from a cerebral hemorrhage.
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Person · Open Library
- 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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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
- Born
- 16 May 1936, Sigmaringen , Germany
- Died
- 11 March 2018 (aged 81), Mainz , Germany
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Motto
- State in fide (English: "Stand firmly in the faith") – 1 Corinthians 16:13
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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
- Occupation
- theologian
- Educated at
- Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum
- Employer
- University of Münster
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2005 conclave
- Doctoral student
- Gerhard Ludwig Müller
- Field of work
- theology
- Image
- Verleihung des Europäischen Handwerkspreises an Karl Kardinal Lehmann-2159.jpg
- Work location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
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- Commons category
- Karl Lehmann
- date of birth
- 1936-05-16
- member of
- German Bishops' Conference
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- Karl Lehmann
- date of death
- 2018-03-11
- name in native language
- Karl Lehmann
- cause of death
- cerebral hemorrhage
- place of burial
- Mainz Cathedral
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
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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