Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki

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Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki is a prominent German Roman Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Cologne and is known for his influential yet often controversial role within the German Catholic Church.

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instanceOf Catholic prelate
human
appointedBy Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Francis
cardinalTitle Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Maria Vianney
churchRite Roman Rite
consecratedBy Joachim Meisner
consecration 2003-03-30
countryOfCitizenship Germany
createdCardinalBy Pope Benedict XVI
dateCreatedCardinal 2012-02-18
dateOfBirth 1956-08-18
diocese Archdiocese of Berlin
Archdiocese of Cologne
educatedAt Cologne University of Applied Sciences
Pontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
University of Bonn
familyName Woelki
givenName Maria
Rainer
hasHonorificPrefix His Eminence
hasTitle Cardinal Archbishop of Cologne
knownFor conservative theological positions
controversies regarding handling of abuse cases in the Archdiocese of Cologne
influential role in the German Catholic Church
languageSpoken German
Italian
Latin
memberOf College of Cardinals
German Bishops' Conference
occupation Catholic bishop
archbishop
cardinal
theologian
ordainedBy Joseph Höffner
ordination 1985-06-14
partOf Latin Church
placeOfBirth Cologne
positionHeld Archbishop of Berlin
Archbishop of Cologne
auxiliary bishop of Cologne
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Cologne
sexOrGender male

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Catholic Church in Germany hasNotableFigure Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki