Joachim Meisner


Joachim Meisner
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cologne
Meisner in 2014
ChurchCologne Cathedral
ArchdioceseCologne
ProvinceCologne
MetropolisCologne
SeeCologne
Appointed20 December 1988
Installed12 February 1989
Term ended28 February 2014
PredecessorJoseph Höffner
SuccessorRainer Woelki
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1983–2017)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination22 December 1962
by Josef Freusberg
Consecration17 May 1975
by Hugo Aufderbeck
Created cardinal2 February 1983
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1933-12-25)25 December 1933
Died5 July 2017(2017-07-05) (aged 83)
Bad Füssing, Bavaria, Germany
NationalityGerman
DenominationRoman Catholic
Motto
  • Spes Nostra Firma Est Pro Vobis
  • (That our hope for you may be steadfast)
Coat of armsJoachim Meisner's coat of arms
Styles of
Joachim Meisner
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeCologne

Joachim Meisner (25 December 1933 – 5 July 2017) was a German Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cologne from 1989 to 2014. He previously served as Bishop of Berlin from 1980 to 1989, and was created a cardinal in 1983. He was widely considered to be Germany's leading conservative Catholic figure.[1]

  1. ^ "Daniel-in-lion's-den moment for new Catholic archbishop of free-wheeling Berlin". Reuters. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011.