Franz Hengsbach


Franz Hengsbach
Bishop Emeritus of Essen
Hengsbach memorial next to the Essen Cathedral, erected in 2011, removed in 2023.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseEssen
SeeEssen
Appointed18 November 1957
Installed1 January 1958
Term ended21 February 1991
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario (1988-91)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination13 March 1937
by Kaspar Klein
Consecration29 September 1953
by Lorenz Jaeger
Created cardinal28 June 1988
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Franz Hengsbach

10 September 1910
Died24 June 1991(1991-06-24) (aged 80)
Essen, Germany
BuriedEssen Cathedral
Alma materUniversity of Münich
MottoEritis mihi testes
Coat of armsFranz Hengsbach's coat of arms
Styles of
Franz Hengsbach
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeEssen (emeritus)

Franz Hengsbach (10 September 1910 – 24 June 1991) was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Essen from 1957 to 1991, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988.