17 December 1978(1978-12-17) (aged 91) Cologne, West Germany
Buried
Cologne Cathedral
Nationality
German
Denomination
Catholic
Motto
Pro Hominibus Constitutus (Appointed for men)
Coat of arms
Josef Richard Frings (6 February 1887 – 17 December 1978), was a German Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Cologne from 1942 to 1969. Considered a significant figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism, he was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.
Pius XII. Frings was born as the first of eight children of Heinrich, a weaving industrialist and manufacturer, and Maria (née Sels) Frings, in Neuss...
modern pentathlete JosefFrings (1887–1978), German Roman Catholic bishop Ketti Frings (1909–1981), US-American writer Manfred S. Frings (1925–2008), German...
residence of Cardinal JosefFrings of Cologne, where a number of other Cardinals added their voice to the petition. Supporters of the Frings motion explicitly...
Liénart: bishop of Lille (France), the senior French bishop Cardinal JosefFrings: archbishop of Cologne (Germany), the senior German bishop Cardinal Bernardus...
von Hartmann 1912–1919 Cardinal Karl Joseph Schulte 1920–1941 Cardinal JosefFrings 1942–1969 Cardinal Joseph Höffner 1969–1987 Cardinal Joachim Meisner...
"point out mistakes that some of its overzealous followers committed". JosefFrings became archbishop of Cologne in 1942, and his consecration was used as...
Hartmann 1920–1941: Cardinal Karl Joseph Schulte 1942–1969: Cardinal JosefFrings 1969–1987: Cardinal Joseph Höffner 1989–2014: Cardinal Joachim Meisner...
subsequently honoured by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations. FringsJosefFrings became Archbishop of Cologne in 1942. In his sermons, he repeatedly...
which reached Rome under the title "Report on the Exodus of the Jews". JosefFrings became Archbishop of Cologne in 1942. In his sermons, he repeatedly spoke...
and the facade from 1896. It was heavily bombed in WWII and in 1954, JosefFrings released Alt St. Alban so that the city could incorporate it into the...
succeeded as Chairman of the Fulda Conference of Catholic Bishops by JosefFrings. It has been claimed that Bertram scheduled a Requiem Mass upon Hitler's...
American jazz trumpeter, drummer, composer, and bandleader (b. 1934) JosefFrings, German cardinal, Archbishop of Cologne (b. 1887) December 27 – Houari...
opposed in the movements for a rapid council by German Cardinal JosefFrings of Cologne. Frings often clashed with Ottaviani on which direction the council...
December 1978 – 3 June 2005 Succeeded by Stanisław Dziwisz Preceded by JosefFrings Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina 30 June 1979 – 2 August...
reasserted itself by the individual actions of leading churchmen like JosefFrings, Konrad von Preysing, Clemens August Graf von Galen and Michael von Faulhaber...
February 5 – Corneliu Dragalina, Romanian general (d. 1949) February 6 – JosefFrings, Archbishop of Cologne (d. 1978) February 12 – Edelmiro Julián Farrell...
Second Vatican Council as peritus (theological adviser) to Cardinals JosefFrings of Cologne and Julius Döpfner of Munich-Freising (his episcopal predecessor)...
after the war I shall extract retribution to the last farthing". FringsJosefFrings became Archbishop of Cologne in 1942 and his consecration was used...
1931) 1884 – Marcel Cohen, French linguist and scholar (d. 1974) 1887 – JosefFrings, German cardinal (d. 1978) 1890 – Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pakistani...
chamber. Peter Maffay, (1949–) pop singer (Du). Born in Brașov, Romania. JosefFrings, (1887–1978) cardinal and humanitarian activist. Silke Fritzen, entry...
supporter of Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani and pushed back against Cardinal JosefFrings who told him to "fall in line" with the liberal-leaning of the Rhileland...
Buenos Aires 1959–1975 Succeeded by Juan Carlos Aramburu Preceded by JosefFrings Cardinal Protopriest 1978–1979 Succeeded by Carlos Vasconcellos Records...
August von Galen, Bishop Konrad von Preysing of Berlin, and Archbishop JosefFrings of Cologne. Despite numerous British obstacles and denial of air travel...
place on the meeting place in front of it. From 1942 to 1969, Cardinal JosefFrings promoted the pilgrimage. During his time as Archbishop of Cologne, the...
1920 Term ended 11 March 1941 Predecessor Felix von Hartmann Successor JosefFrings Other post(s) Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati Orders Ordination...
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