König, Franz, 1905-2004

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Name (Latin)
König, Franz, 1905-2004
Other forms of name
Koenig, Franz, 1905-2004
Konig, Franz, 1905-
Date of birth
1905
Date of death
2004
Associated country
Austria
Occupation
Bishops
Cardinals
Associated Language
ger
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 97981223
Wikidata: Q78546
Library of congress: n 50072230
Sources of Information
  • Christus und die Religionen der Erde, 1951.
  • German Wikipedia, viewed April 13, 2020(Franz König; Franz Kardinal König; born August 3, 1905, in Warth, a town section of Rabenstein an der Pielach (Niederösterreich); died March 13, 2004, in Vienna; he was Archbishop of Vienna from 1956 to 1985; he was created Cardinal by Pope John XXIII on December 15, 1958)
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Wikipedia description:

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.

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