Franz Hengsbach

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His Eminence Franz Hengsbach
Bishop Emeritus of Essen
Hengsbach memorial next to the Essen Cathedral, erected in 2011, removed in 2023.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Essen
See	Essen
Appointed	18 November 1957
Installed	1 January 1958
Term ended	21 February 1991
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario (1988-91)
Previous post(s)	Titular Bishop of Cantanus (1953-57) Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (1953-57) Military Vicar of Germany (1961-78) President of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (1980-84) Vice-President of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (1984-86)
Orders
Ordination	13 March 1937 by Kaspar Klein
Consecration	29 September 1953 by Lorenz Jaeger
Created cardinal	28 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Franz Hengsbach 10 September 1910 Velmede, German Empire
Died	24 June 1991(1991-06-24) (aged 80) Essen, Germany
Buried	Essen Cathedral
Alma mater	University of Münich
Motto	Eritis mihi testes
Coat of arms

Styles of Franz Hengsbach
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Essen (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.