Walter Kasper


Walter Kasper
President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
SeeRottenburg-Stuttgart (Emeritus)
Appointed3 March 2001
Term ended1 July 2010
PredecessorEdward Idris Cassidy
SuccessorKurt Koch
Other post(s)Cardinal Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination6 April 1957
by Carl Joseph Leiprecht
Consecration17 June 1989
by Oskar Saier
Created cardinal21 February 2001
by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Born
Walter Kasper

(1933-03-05) 5 March 1933 (age 91)
NationalityGerman
DenominationCatholic Church
MottoVeritatem in caritate ("truth in charity")
Coat of armsWalter Kasper's coat of arms
Styles of
Walter Kasper
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeRottenburg-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.