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Walter Kasper
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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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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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