Joseph Schröffer

Details

Instance of

human

Born

20 February 1903

Died

7 September 1983

Place of birth

Ingolstadt

Place of death

Nuremberg

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Joseph

Occupation

university teacher, Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

Position held

cardinal, Roman Catholic Bishop of Eichstätt, titular archbishop, Catholic archbishop

Citizenship

Germany

Religion

Catholic Church

Awards

Bavarian Order of Merit, Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, honorary citizen of Ingolstadt

consecrator

Joseph Otto Kolb, Joseph Wendel, Artur Michael Landgraf

educated at

Pontifical Gregorian University

languages spoken, written or signed

German

name in native language

Joseph Schröffer

participant in

October 1978 conclave, August 1978 conclave

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