Joseph Wendel | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Munich and Freising | |
 Joseph Wendel (right) next to Konrad Adenauer (center) on the final rally of the 77th Deutscher Katholikentag 1956 (German Catholic Day) in Cologne. | |
| Archdiocese | Munich and Freising |
| See | Munich and Freising |
| Appointed | August 9, 1952 |
| Installed | November 7, 1952 |
| Term ended | December 31, 1960 |
| Predecessor | Michael von Faulhaber |
| Successor | Julius August Döpfner |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | October 30, 1927 by Basilio Pompili |
| Consecration | June 29, 1941 by Ludwig Sebastian |
| Created cardinal | January 12, 1953 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 May 1901 |
| Died | 31 December 1960 (aged 59) Munich, Bavaria, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | veritati et caritati |
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| Styles of Joseph Wendel | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Munich and Freising |
Joseph Wendel (May 27, 1901 – December 31, 1960) was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Munich and Freising from 1952 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.