Walter Kasper

His Eminence Walter Kasper
President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
See	Rottenburg-Stuttgart (Emeritus)
Appointed	3 March 2001
Term ended	1 July 2010
Predecessor	Edward Idris Cassidy
Successor	Kurt Koch
Other post(s)	Cardinal Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova
Previous post(s)	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)
Orders
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
Personal details
Born	Walter Kasper (1933-03-05) 5 March 1933 (age 91) Heidenheim an der Brenz, Weimar Republic
Nationality	German
Denomination	Catholic Church
Motto	Veritatem in caritate ("truth in charity")
Coat of arms

Styles of Walter Kasper
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Rottenburg-Stuttgart (Emeritus)

Walter Kasper (born 5 March 1933) is a German Catholic cardinal and theologian. He is President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, having served as its president from 2001 to 2010.