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Walter Kasper
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Walter Kasper is a German Catholic priest, theologian, and bishop who served as a cardinal. Born on March 5, 1933, in Heidenheim an der Brenz, he was educated at the University of Tübingen. His professional career included positions as a university teacher at the University of Tübingen and the University of Münster. He worked in Tübingen and Rome, and his religious affiliation is with the Catholic Church.
Kasper has been a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. He received the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg. His episcopal consecrators were Oskar Saier, Karl Lehmann, and Franz Josef Kuhnle. He participated in the 2005 and 2013 conclaves. His motto is "Veritatem in Caritate."
Among his published works are *Mission in Säkularer Gesellschaft*, *Hoffnung auf das ewige Leben*, *Semantik des Konjunktivs II in Deklarativsätzen des Deutschen*, *El Dios de Jesucristo*, and *Ökumene der Märtyrer*. He speaks German, which is also his native language.
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Person · Open Library
- 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 31,472x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,760x
- 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 15,947x
- 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 13,444x
- A logical calculus of the ideas immanent in nervous activity
· 1943 · cited 13,214x
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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
- Catholic Church
- Motto
- Veritatem in caritate ("truth in charity")
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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
- Native language
- German
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2005 conclave
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Image
- Kardinal Walter Kasper.jpg
- Motto
- Veritatem in Caritate
- Work location
- Tübingen
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- Walter Kasper
- date of birth
- 1933-03-05
- consecrator
- Franz Josef Kuhnle
- name in native language
- Walter Kasper
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life
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