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Adolf Bertram
Adolf Cardinal Bertram was archbishop of Breslau and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Adolf Cardinal Bertram was archbishop of Breslau and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Alberic of Monte Cassino
Alberic of Monte Cassino was a Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church who died in 1088.
Alberic of Monte Cassino was a Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church who died in 1088.
Albert of Mainz
Cardinal Albert of Hohenzollern was Elector and Archbishop of Mainz from 1514 to 1545, and Archbishop of Magdeburg from 1513 to 1545.
Cardinal Albert of Hohenzollern was Elector and Archbishop of Mainz from 1514 to 1545, and Archbishop of Magdeburg from 1513 to 1545.
Anton Hubert Fischer
Anton Hubert Fischer (Antonius Fischer) (30 May 1840, Jülich, Rhine Province - 30 July 1912, Neuenahr) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cologne and Cardinal.
Anton Hubert Fischer (Antonius Fischer) (30 May 1840, Jülich, Rhine Province - 30 July 1912, Neuenahr) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cologne and Cardinal.
Augustin Bea
Augustin Bea, SJ (May 28, 1881 – November 16, 1968) was a German scholar at the Gregorian University specializing in biblical studies and biblical archeology.
Augustin Bea, SJ (May 28, 1881 – November 16, 1968) was a German scholar at the Gregorian University specializing in biblical studies and biblical archeology.
Clemens August Graf von Galen
Blessed Clemens August Graf von Galen was a German count, Bishop of Münster, and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Blessed Clemens August Graf von Galen was a German count, Bishop of Münster, and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Conrad of Urach
Conrad of Urach (Konrad von Urach, also known as Konrad or Kuno von Zähringen) (born in the 1170s; died 29 September 1227, probably in Bari) was a Cistercian monk and abbot, an...
Conrad of Urach (Konrad von Urach, also known as Konrad or Kuno von Zähringen) (born in the 1170s; died 29 September 1227, probably in Bari) was a Cistercian monk and abbot, an...
Conrad of Wittelsbach
Conrad of Wittelsbach (ca. 1120/1125 – 25 October 1200) was the Archbishop of Mainz (as Conrad I) and Archchancellor of Germany from 20 June 1161 to 1165 and again from 1183 to his death.
Conrad of Wittelsbach (ca. 1120/1125 – 25 October 1200) was the Archbishop of Mainz (as Conrad I) and Archchancellor of Germany from 20 June 1161 to 1165 and again from 1183 to his death.
Cuno of Praeneste
Cuno of Praeneste (died 9 August 1122) was a German Cardinal and papal legate, an influential diplomatic figure of the early 12th century, active in France and Germany.
Cuno of Praeneste (died 9 August 1122) was a German Cardinal and papal legate, an influential diplomatic figure of the early 12th century, active in France and Germany.
Eitel Frederick von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Eitel Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (26 September 1582 – 19 September 1625) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal-Priest, Bishop of Osnabrück and member of the noble and ancient Hohenzollern-Si...
Eitel Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (26 September 1582 – 19 September 1625) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal-Priest, Bishop of Osnabrück and member of the noble and ancient Hohenzollern-Si...
Felix von Hartmann
Felix von Hartmann (December 15, 1851 - November 11, 1919) was a German prelate, who was Archbishop of Cologne from 1912 to 1919.
Felix von Hartmann (December 15, 1851 - November 11, 1919) was a German prelate, who was Archbishop of Cologne from 1912 to 1919.
Franz Ehrle
Franz Ehrle (17 October 1845, Isny, Kingdom of Württemberg, Germany – 31 March 1934, Rome, Italy) was a German Jesuit, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archivist of the Holy Roma...
Franz Ehrle (17 October 1845, Isny, Kingdom of Württemberg, Germany – 31 March 1934, Rome, Italy) was a German Jesuit, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archivist of the Holy Roma...
Franz Hengsbach
Franz Hengsbach (September 10, 1910—June 24, 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.
Franz Hengsbach (September 10, 1910—June 24, 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.
Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg
Franz Wilhelm, Count von Wartenberg (born at Munich, 1 March 1593; died at Ratisbon, 1 December 1661) was a Bavarian Catholic Bishop of Osnabrück, expelled from his see in the Thirty Years' War ...
Franz Wilhelm, Count von Wartenberg (born at Munich, 1 March 1593; died at Ratisbon, 1 December 1661) was a Bavarian Catholic Bishop of Osnabrück, expelled from his see in the Thirty Years' War ...
Franziskus von Bettinger
Franziskus von Bettinger (September 17, 1850 – April 12, 1917) was a German Cardinal and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Munich from 1909 to 1917.
Franziskus von Bettinger (September 17, 1850 – April 12, 1917) was a German Cardinal and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Munich from 1909 to 1917.
Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt
Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt (28 February 1616 – 19 February 1682) was a German Roman Catholic Church Cardinal who was appointed Crown-cardinal of Austria.
Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt (28 February 1616 – 19 February 1682) was a German Roman Catholic Church Cardinal who was appointed Crown-cardinal of Austria.
Friedrich Wetter
Friedrich Wetter (born 20 February 1928) is a German cardinal of the Catholic Church, the Archbishop Emeritus of Munich and Freising, Germany.
Friedrich Wetter (born 20 February 1928) is a German cardinal of the Catholic Church, the Archbishop Emeritus of Munich and Freising, Germany.
Georg Sterzinsky
Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky (9 February 1936 – 30 June 2011) was a German cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and the Cardinal Archbishop of Berlin.
Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky (9 February 1936 – 30 June 2011) was a German cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and the Cardinal Archbishop of Berlin.
Georg von Kopp
Georg von Kopp (25 July 1837 – 4 March 1914) was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Fulda (1881–87) and Prince-Bishop of Breslau (1881–1914).
Georg von Kopp (25 July 1837 – 4 March 1914) was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Fulda (1881–87) and Prince-Bishop of Breslau (1881–1914).
Gustav Adolf Hohenlohe
Cardinal Gustav Adolf Hohenlohe (1823–1896) was a member of the princely Hohenlohe family of Germany, claiming descent from Eberhard, one of the early dukes of Franconia.
Cardinal Gustav Adolf Hohenlohe (1823–1896) was a member of the princely Hohenlohe family of Germany, claiming descent from Eberhard, one of the early dukes of Franconia.
Hermann Volk
Hermann Volk (December 27, 1903—July 1, 1988) was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Hermann Volk (December 27, 1903—July 1, 1988) was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Joachim Meisner
Joachim Meisner is a Cardinal priest and Archbishop of Cologne in the Roman Catholic Church.
Joachim Meisner is a Cardinal priest and Archbishop of Cologne in the Roman Catholic Church.
Johann Gropper
Johann Gropper (John or Johannes Gropper) (24 February 1503, Soest – 13 March 1559, Rome) was a Roman Catholic church politician of the Reformation period.
Johann Gropper (John or Johannes Gropper) (24 February 1503, Soest – 13 March 1559, Rome) was a Roman Catholic church politician of the Reformation period.
Johannes Joachim Degenhardt
Johannes Joachim Degenhardt (January 31, 1926, in Schwelm – July 25, 2002, in Paderborn) was the Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany, as well as a cardinal.
Johannes Joachim Degenhardt (January 31, 1926, in Schwelm – July 25, 2002, in Paderborn) was the Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany, as well as a cardinal.
Johannes von Geissel
Johannes von Geissel (5 February 1796 – 8 September 1864) was a German Catholic Archbishop of Cologne and Cardinal.
Johannes von Geissel (5 February 1796 – 8 September 1864) was a German Catholic Archbishop of Cologne and Cardinal.
John Theodore of Bavaria
John Theodore of Bavaria (3 September 1703 – 27 January 1763), a son of Elector Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria and Teresa Kunegunda Sobieska, and a grandson of King John III Sobieski of...
John Theodore of Bavaria (3 September 1703 – 27 January 1763), a son of Elector Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria and Teresa Kunegunda Sobieska, and a grandson of King John III Sobieski of...
Josef Frings
Josef Richard Frings (February 6, 1887—December 17, 1978), was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Josef Richard Frings (February 6, 1887—December 17, 1978), was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Joseph Hergenröther
Joseph Hergenröther was a German Church historian and canonist, and the first Cardinal-Prefect of the Vatican Archives.
Joseph Hergenröther was a German Church historian and canonist, and the first Cardinal-Prefect of the Vatican Archives.
Joseph Schröffer
Joseph Schröffer (February 20, 1903—September 7, 1983) was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Joseph Schröffer (February 20, 1903—September 7, 1983) was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Joseph Wendel
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 elevate...
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 elevate...
Julius Döpfner
Julius August Döpfner was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Munich and Freising from 1961 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958.
Julius August Döpfner was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Munich and Freising from 1961 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958.
Karl Josef Becker
Karl Josef Becker is a German Catholic theologian and consultor for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith since 15 September 1977.
Karl Josef Becker is a German Catholic theologian and consultor for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith since 15 September 1977.
Karl Joseph Schulte
Karl Joseph Schulte (September 14, 1871—March 11, 1941), was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Cologne from 1920 until his death, and was elevated ...
Karl Joseph Schulte (September 14, 1871—March 11, 1941), was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Cologne from 1920 until his death, and was elevated ...
Karl Lehmann
Karl Lehmann (born 16 May 1936) is a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop of Mainz and former Chairman of the Conference of the German Bishops (Deutsche Bischofskonferenz), the highest ...
Karl Lehmann (born 16 May 1936) is a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop of Mainz and former Chairman of the Conference of the German Bishops (Deutsche Bischofskonferenz), the highest ...
Karl-August von Reisach
Karl-August von Reisach (7 July 1800, in Roth, Bavaria22 December 1869, in the Redemptorist monastery of Contamine, France) was a German Catholic theologian and Cardinal.
Karl-August von Reisach (7 July 1800, in Roth, Bavaria22 December 1869, in the Redemptorist monastery of Contamine, France) was a German Catholic theologian and Cardinal.
Konrad von Preysing
Johann Konrad Maria Augustin Felix Graf von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos (August 30, 1880—December 21, 1950) was a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Johann Konrad Maria Augustin Felix Graf von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos (August 30, 1880—December 21, 1950) was a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Leo Scheffczyk
Leo Scheffczyk (February 21, 1920 – Beuthen O.S.; December 8, 2005) was a long-time theologian at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and one of the strongest forces for orthodo...
Leo Scheffczyk (February 21, 1920 – Beuthen O.S.; December 8, 2005) was a long-time theologian at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and one of the strongest forces for orthodo...
Lorenz Jaeger
Lorenz Jaeger (23 September 1892 — 1 April 1975) was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Paderborn from 1941 to 1973, and was elevated to the cardina...
Lorenz Jaeger (23 September 1892 — 1 April 1975) was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Paderborn from 1941 to 1973, and was elevated to the cardina...
Markus Sitticus von Hohenems Altemps
Markus Sitticus III von Hohenems Altemps, Cardinal Altemps was a German Catholic prelate, who was Bishop of Constance, papal legate and Cardinal.
Markus Sitticus III von Hohenems Altemps, Cardinal Altemps was a German Catholic prelate, who was Bishop of Constance, papal legate and Cardinal.
Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg
Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg (1469 – 30 March 1540) was a statesman of the Holy Roman Empire, a Cardinal and Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1519 to his death.
Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg (1469 – 30 March 1540) was a statesman of the Holy Roman Empire, a Cardinal and Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1519 to his death.
Michael von Faulhaber
Michael von Faulhaber was a Roman Catholic Cardinal who was Archbishop of Munich for 35 years, from 1917 to his death in 1952.
Michael von Faulhaber was a Roman Catholic Cardinal who was Archbishop of Munich for 35 years, from 1917 to his death in 1952.
Nicholas of Cusa
Nicholas of Kues (1401 – August 11, 1464), also referred to as Nicolaus Cusanus and Nicholas of Cusa, was a cardinal of the Catholic Church from Germany (Holy Roman Empire), a philo...
Nicholas of Kues (1401 – August 11, 1464), also referred to as Nicolaus Cusanus and Nicholas of Cusa, was a cardinal of the Catholic Church from Germany (Holy Roman Empire), a philo...
Nikolaus von Schönberg
Nikolaus von Schönberg (11 August 1472 – 7 September 1537) was a German Archbishop of Capua.
Nikolaus von Schönberg (11 August 1472 – 7 September 1537) was a German Archbishop of Capua.
Otto Truchsess von Waldburg
Otto Truchsess von Waldburg (26 February 1514 – 2 April 1573) was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1543 until his death and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church.
Otto Truchsess von Waldburg (26 February 1514 – 2 April 1573) was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1543 until his death and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church.
Paul Josef Cordes
Paul Josef Cordes (born 5 September 1934) is a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Paul Josef Cordes (born 5 September 1934) is a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Paul Mayer
Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Paul Melchers
Paul Melchers (6 January 1813 - 14 December 1895) was a Cardinal and Archbishop of Cologne.
Paul Melchers (6 January 1813 - 14 December 1895) was a Cardinal and Archbishop of Cologne.
Peter von Beeck
Peter von Beeck (died February 23, 1624 in Aachen) was a German religious figure and a canon of the church.
Peter von Beeck (died February 23, 1624 in Aachen) was a German religious figure and a canon of the church.
Philipp Krementz
Philipp Krementz (1 December 1819 – 6 May 1899) was a German Catholic bishop, created Cardinal in 1893.
Philipp Krementz (1 December 1819 – 6 May 1899) was a German Catholic bishop, created Cardinal in 1893.
Philipp of Bavaria
Philipp Wilhelm of Bavaria (22 September 1576, Munich - 18 May 1598, Dachau) was a German cardinal.
Philipp Wilhelm of Bavaria (22 September 1576, Munich - 18 May 1598, Dachau) was a German cardinal.
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI (Benedictus PP. XVI; Benedetto XVI; Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger on 16 April 1927) is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop ...
Benedict XVI (Benedictus PP. XVI; Benedetto XVI; Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger on 16 April 1927) is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop ...
Rainer Woelki
Rainer Maria Woelki is a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Rainer Maria Woelki is a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Theodwin
Theodwin was a German cardinal and papal legate of the 12th century.
Theodwin was a German cardinal and papal legate of the 12th century.
Walter Brandmüller
Walter Brandmüller PhD is a cardinal of the Catholic Church and President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences.
Walter Brandmüller PhD is a cardinal of the Catholic Church and President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences.
Walter Kasper
Walter Kasper (born 5 March 1933 in Heidenheim an der Brenz) is a German cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Walter Kasper (born 5 March 1933 in Heidenheim an der Brenz) is a German cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
William Egon of Fürstenberg
William Egon of Fürstenberg (December 2, 1629 – April 10, 1704) was a German clergyman who was bishop of Strasbourg.
William Egon of Fürstenberg (December 2, 1629 – April 10, 1704) was a German clergyman who was bishop of Strasbourg.