German Cardinal of the Catholic Church (born 1956)
His Eminence
Rainer Maria Woelki
Cardinal Archbishop of Cologne
Woelki in 2019
Church
Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese
Cologne
Province
Cologne
Appointed
11 July 2014
Installed
20 September 2014
Predecessor
Joachim Meisner
Other post(s)
Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Maria Vianney (2012–)
Orders
Ordination
14 June 1985 by Joseph Höffner
Consecration
30 March 2003 by Joachim Meisner
Created cardinal
18 February 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI
Rank
Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Rainer Maria Woelki
(1956-08-18) 18 August 1956 (age 67)
Köln-Mülheim, Cologne, West Germany
Nationality
German
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)
Archbishop of Berlin (2011–2014)
Titular Bishop of Scampa (2003–2011)
Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne (2003–2011)
Alma mater
University of Bonn
Motto
Nos sumus testes
(We are Witnesses)
Coat of arms
Styles of Rainer Woelki
Reference style
His Eminence
Spoken style
Your Eminence
Informal style
Cardinal
Rainer Maria Woelki (German pronunciation:[ˈʁaɪnɐmaˈʁiːaˈvœlki]; born 18 August 1956) is a German Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He
has been Archbishop of Cologne since his installation on 20 September 2014 following his election by the Cathedral Chapter to succeed Joachim Meisner in that position. He previously served as Archbishop of Berlin.
Rainer Maria Woelki (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪnɐ maˈʁiːa ˈvœlki]; born 18 August 1956) is a German Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He has been Archbishop...
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Diocesan administrator Stefan Heße led the archdiocese until a successor, RainerWoelki, was appointed on 11 July and installed as Archbishop on 20 September...
of Cologne were chairmen of the German Bishops' Conference. Cardinal RainerWoelki has been the archbishop of Cologne since his 2014 transfer from Berlin...
2011, two days after the Cardinal's death, Pope Benedict XVI, named Rainer Maria Woelki as the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Berlin. In November 2004, Sterzinsky...
Tebartz-van Elst. He was consecrated by the Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal RainerWoelki, on 18 September 2016. At the end of 2008 the diocese had 2,386,000...
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attend the unveiling. Holder of the office since 2014 is Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki. On 5 January 2015, the cathedral remained dark as floodlights were...
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Association is the appointed Archbishop of Cologne, currently Rainer Maria Kardinal Woelki. The board makes its business decisions by voting with the administrative...
Joachim Meisner, Archbishop of Cologne, with Manfred Melzer and Rainer Maria Woelki as co-consecrators. He chose as his episcopal motto the Latin phrase...
Monday, 8 June 2015, to replace the former archbishop, Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki. About 2.7 percent of the population identify with other Christian...
appointed by Pope Francis on Monday, 8 June 2015, to replace Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki, who had earlier been named Archbishop of Cologne. The affairs...
by Joachim Meisner Consecration 27 August 2017 by Karl Lehmann, Rainer Maria Woelki, Stephan Burger Personal details Born 21 March 1967 Cologne, West...
Cathedral Chapter, confirmed by Pope Francis and Ordained by Arch-Bishop Woelki in 2016, since 2020 he has been Chairman of the German Bishops‘ Conference...
Jürgen Roters becomes mayor. 2010 - Population: 1,007,119 2014 - Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki succeeds Joachim Cardinal Meisner as archbishop of Cologne 2015...
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