Walter Kasper
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1933-03-05
- Works
- 89
Top works
- Mission in Säkularer Gesellschaft
- Hoffnung auf das ewige Leben
- Semantik des Konjunktivs II in Deklarativsätzen des Deutschen
- El Dios de Jesucristo
- Ökumene der Märtyrer
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields
· 1983 · cited 30,367x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,368x
- 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 15,355x
- The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 13,261x
- A logical calculus of the ideas immanent in nervous activity
· 1943 · cited 13,041x
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Key facts
- See
- Rottenburg-Stuttgart ( Emeritus )
- Appointed
- 3 March 2001
- Term ended
- 1 July 2010
- Predecessor
- Edward Idris Cassidy
- Successor
- Kurt Koch
- Other post
- Cardinal Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova
- Previous posts
- Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova , (2001–2011) Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (1999–2001) Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart (1989–1999)
- Ordination
- 6 April 1957, by Carl Joseph Leiprecht
- Consecration
- 17 June 1989, by Oskar Saier
- Created cardinal
- 21 February 2001, by Pope John Paul II
- Born
- Walter Kasper , ( 1933-03-05 ) 5 March 1933 (age 93) , Heidenheim an der Brenz , Weimar Republic
- Denomination
Key dates
- Born
- 5 March 1933
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Walter
- Family name
- Kasper
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Heidenheim an der Brenz
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Educated at
- University of Tübingen
- Employer
- University of Münster
- Languages spoken
- German
Article
Walter Kasper (born 5 March 1933) is a German Catholic prelate who served as President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity from 2001 to 2010. He was previously Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart from 1989 to 1999.
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