Franz König

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Franz König was an influential Austrian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who played a key role in the Second Vatican Council and in fostering dialogue between the Church and the modern world.

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instanceOf Austrian person
Catholic cardinal
human
appointedBy Pope Pius XII
awardReceived Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria
countryOfCitizenship Austria
countryOfDeath Austria
dateOfBirth 1905-08-03
dateOfCardinalElevation 1958-12-15
dateOfDeath 2004-03-13
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna
educatedAt Pontifical Gregorian University
University of Vienna
elevatedToCardinalBy Pope John XXIII
endTime 1985
familyName König
fieldOfWork church diplomacy
pastoral ministry
theology
givenName Franz
hasTitle His Eminence
influenced Catholic–Marxist dialogue in Europe
post–Vatican II Catholic theology
knownFor fostering dialogue with non-believers
influential role at the Second Vatican Council
support for religious freedom
languageSpoken German
Latin
memberOf College of Cardinals
notableWork engagement with Marxism and communist regimes
promotion of dialogue between the Catholic Church and the modern world
promotion of ecumenism
promotion of interreligious dialogue
occupation theologian
university teacher
ordinationDate 1933
participantIn Second Vatican Council
placeOfBirth Lower Austria
Waldviertel
placeOfDeath Vienna
positionHeld Archbishop of Vienna
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido
Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eusebio
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder secular clergy
residence Vienna
sexOrGender male
startTime 1956

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König hasNotableBearer Franz König