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Franz König was an Austrian cardinal, born on 3 August 1905. He was educated at Stiftsgymnasium Melk, the Pontifical Biblical Institute and the Pontifical Gregorian University, and worked as a Catholic priest, bishop and philosopher, also teaching at the University of Salzburg and the University of Vienna. Consecrated by Michael Memelauer, he became a diocesan bishop, titular bishop, Archbishop of Vienna and cardinal.
König took part in the Second Vatican Council and the 1963, August 1978 and October 1978 conclaves. He belonged to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, and received the Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights. He wrote 51 works and spoke German, Italian, Latin and French. He died in Vienna on 13 March 2004 and was buried at St. Stephen's Cathedral.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1905
- Works
- 51
Top works
- Im Kontext, vol. 14: Religion - Lteratur - K unste II: Ein Dialog
- Les religions dans le monde actuel
- Die Stunde der Welt
- ÜBER DAS UNBEHAGEN IN UNSERER GESELLSCHAFT
- Die Friedensgebete von Assisi
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Key facts
- Archdiocese
- Vienna
- See
- Vienna
- Appointed
- 10 May 1956
- Term ended
- 16 September 1985
- Predecessor
- Theodor Cardinal Innitzer
- Successor
- Hans Hermann Groër
- Other posts
- Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eusebio Ordinary for the Austrian Ordinariate for the Faithful of Eastern Rites Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Austria
- Previous posts
- Coadjutor Bishop of Sankt Pölten (1952–1956) Titular Bishop of Livias (1952–1956) President of the Secretariat of Non-Believers (1965–1980)
- Ordination
- 29 October 1933, by Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani
- Consecration
- 31 August 1952, by Michael Memelauer
- Created cardinal
- 15 December 1958, by Pope John XXIII
- Rank
- Cardinal-Priest
- Born
- ( 1905-08-03 ) 3 August 1905, Sankt Pölten , Lower Austria , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 13 March 2004 (2004-03-13) (aged 98), Vienna , Austria
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Franz
- Family name
- König
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- St. Pölten
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Occupation
- bishop
- Educated at
- Stiftsgymnasium Melk
- Employer
- University of Vienna
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Kardinal koenig.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1905-08-03
- date of death
- 2004-03-13
- Commons category
- Franz König
- place of burial
- St. Stephen's Cathedral
- name in native language
- Franz König
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Encyclopedic overview
Franz König (3 August 1905 – 13 March 2004) was an Austrian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of Vienna from 1956 to 1985, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958. The last surviving cardinal elevated by Pope John XXIII, he was the longest-serving and second-oldest cardinal worldwide at the time of his death.
Early life and ministry
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