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cardinal and bishop of the Catholic Church

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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
Catholic Church
Motto
Veritatem in caritate ("truth in charity")

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date of birth
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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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