Alfred Bengsch preaching in Worbis, 24 September 1978.
Church
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Berlin
Installed
16 August 1961
Term ended
13 December 1979
Predecessor
Julius Döpfner
Successor
Joachim Meisner
Other post(s)
Cardinal-deacon of San Filippo Neri in Eurosia
Orders
Ordination
2 April 1950 by Konrad von Preysing
Consecration
11 June 1959 by Julius Döpfner
Created cardinal
26 June 1967 by Paul VI
Rank
Cardinal-deacon
Personal details
Born
(1921-09-10)10 September 1921
Berlin, Prussia German Reich
Died
13 December 1979(1979-12-13) (aged 58) East Berlin, East Germany
Buried
St. Hedwig's Cathedral
Nationality
German
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Coat of arms
Styles of Alfred Bengsch
Reference style
His Eminence
Spoken style
Your Eminence
Informal style
Cardinal
See
Berlin
Alfred Bengsch (10 September 1921 – 13 December 1979) was a German cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Berlin from 1961 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1967.
AlfredBengsch (10 September 1921 – 13 December 1979) was a German cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Berlin from 1961 until...
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bishop of Görlitz. He was ordained as a bishop on 22 January 1963 by AlfredBengsch, Archbishop of Berlin. Auxiliary Bishop Friedrich Maria Rintelen of...
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ordination on 5 September 1962 from Archbishop of Berlin (later Cardinal) AlfredBengsch. Aufderbeck became aware of his incurable cancer in 1977. He signed...
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(Richard Gere)) Das Boot (1983 Fuji TV edition) (1st Watch Officer (Hubertus Bengsch)) Dawn of the Dead (1980 TV Tokyo edition) (Stephen "Flyboy" Andrews (David...
(director/screenplay); Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch, Martin Semmelrogge, Bernd Tauber, Erwin Leder, Martin May, Heinz Hoenig...
appointed – 3 July 1961 appointed Archbishop of Munich and Freising) Alfred Cardinal Bengsch (16 August 1961 appointed (later had the personal title of Archbishop)...
Hauptmann Hans-Hermann Merker, 11 April 1945 – end of war IV. Gruppe Hauptmann Bengsch, August 1944 – 23 February 1945 Aders 1978, pp. 10, 12. Aders 1978, pp...
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