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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic prelate
human
appointedBy Pope Benedict XVI NERFINISHED
Pope Francis NERFINISHED
cardinalTitle Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Maria Vianney
churchRite Roman Rite NERFINISHED
consecratedBy Joachim Meisner NERFINISHED
consecration 2003-03-30
countryOfCitizenship Germany
createdCardinalBy Pope Benedict XVI NERFINISHED
dateCreatedCardinal 2012-02-18
dateOfBirth 1956-08-18
diocese Archdiocese of Berlin NERFINISHED
Archdiocese of Cologne NERFINISHED
educatedAt Cologne University of Applied Sciences NERFINISHED
Pontifical Gregorian University NERFINISHED
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED
University of Bonn NERFINISHED
familyName Woelki NERFINISHED
givenName Maria NERFINISHED
Rainer NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
occupation Catholic bishop
archbishop
cardinal
theologian
ordainedBy Joseph Höffner NERFINISHED
ordination 1985-06-14
partOf Latin Church NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Cologne NERFINISHED
positionHeld Archbishop of Berlin NERFINISHED
Archbishop of Cologne NERFINISHED
auxiliary bishop of Cologne
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
residence Cologne NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male

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Catholic Church in Germany hasNotableFigure Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki