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- Born
- 1950
- Works
- 44
Top works
- Gottes Freude und Freude an Gott
- Erfahrungen der Zärtlichkeit Gottes
- Gerechtigkeit, Friede, Schöpfungsbewahrung
- Chrystyjany v Ėvropi
- Christsein in einem neuen Europa
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5 total works indexed
- The Measurement of Observer Agreement for Categorical Data
· 1977 · cited 61,606x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 38,226x
- A Brief Measure for Assessing Generalized Anxiety Disorder
· 2006 · cited 27,817x
- Multilayer feedforward networks are universal approximators
· 1989 · cited 17,908x
- Bioconductor: open software development for computational biology and bioinformatics
· 2004 · cited 10,236x
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Key facts
- Church
- Roman Catholic Church
- Appointed
- 1 July 2010
- Predecessor
- Walter Kasper
- Other posts
- President of the Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews (2010-), Cardinal-Priest 'pro hac vice' of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore (2021-)
- Previous posts
- Bishop of Basel (1996–2010), President of the Swiss Episcopal Conference (2006-09), Apostolic Administrator of Basel (2010), Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore (2010-21)
- Ordination
- 20 June 1982, by Otto Wüst
- Consecration
- 6 January 1996, by Pope John Paul II
- Created cardinal
- 20 November 2010, by Pope Benedict XVI
- Rank
- Cardinal-Deacon (2010-21), Cardinal-Priest (2021-)
- Born
- Kurt Koch , ( 1950-03-15 ) 15 March 1950 (age 76) , Emmenbrücke , Switzerland
- Denomination
- Catholic ( Roman Rite )
- Alma mater
- LMU Munich , University of Lucerne
- Motto
- Latin : Ut sit in omnibus Christus primatum tenens
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- Kurt Koch par Claude Truong-Ngoc décembre 2016.jpg
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Kurt Koch (born 15 March 1950) is a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been a cardinal since November 2010 and president of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity since 1 July 2010. He was the bishop of Basel from 1996 until 2010.
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