His Eminence Georg Sterzinsky | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Berlin | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Berlin |
See | Berlin |
Installed | 9 September 1989 |
Term ended | 24 February 2011 |
Predecessor | Joachim Meisner |
Successor | Rainer Woelki |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Giuseppe all’Aurelio |
Orders | |
Ordination | 29 June 1960 by Hugo Aufderbeck |
Consecration | 9 September 1989 by Joachim Wanke |
Created cardinal | 28 June 1991 by John Paul II |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 30 June 2011 Berlin Germany | (aged 75)
Nationality | German |
Motto | Deus Semper Major (God Ever Greater) |
Coat of arms |
Styles of Georg Sterzinsky | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Berlin (emeritus) |
Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky (9 February 1936 – 30 June 2011[1]) was a German cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Berlin until 2011.