Christoph Schönborn

Austrian Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vienna and Cardinal of the roman catholic church

1945 – ·

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Born: 22 January 1945, Skalka Castle
Citizenship: Austria
Educated at: Catholic University of Paris, University of Vienna, University of Paris
Position held: Archbishop of Vienna, cardinal priest, auxiliary bishop, titular bishop of Sutrium, coadjutor archbishop, Q132189237, president of the Austrian Bishops' Conference, cardinal
Employer: University of Fribourg
Member of: European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas
Religion: Catholic Church
Awards: Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, honorary doctor of Babeș-Bolyai University, Grand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria, Medal of Honor of the State of Vorarlberg, honorary doctor of the Palacký University Olomouc, honorary citizen of Vienna, Grand Cross of the National Order of Faithful Service
consecrator: Hans Hermann Groër, Franz König, Vojtěch Cikrle
family: House of Schönborn
family name: Schönborn
father: Hugo-Damian Schönborn
given name: Christoph, Maria, Michael, Hugo, Damian, Peter, Adalbert
instance of: human
languages spoken, written or signed: German
mother: Eleonore Schönborn
motto text: Vos autem dixi amicos
noble title: count
parent cell line: Eleonore Schönborn
participant in: 2013 conclave, 2005 conclave
religious order: Dominican Order
sex or gender: male
sibling: Michael Schönborn, Philipp Schönborn
significant person: John Paul II
social media followers: 19826, 19229, 20156, 20350
writing language: German

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Christoph Maria Michael Hugo Damian Peter Adalbert Schönborn, OP (German: [ˈkrɪstɔf ˈʃøːnbɔrn]; born 22 January 1945) is a Bohemian-born Austrian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Vienna from 1995 until 2025. He was chairman of the Austrian Bishops' Conference from 1998 to 2020 and was made a cardinal in 1998. He is a member of the Dominican Order. Schönborn is Grand Chaplain of the Order of the Golden Fleece (Austrian branch), of which he has been a member since 1961. He is also a member of the formerly sovereign House of Schönborn, several members of which held high offices of the Holy Roman Empire and the Catholic Church as prince-bishops, prince-electors and cardinals.

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