Christoph Schoenborn
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His Eminence Christoph Schönborn OP |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Vienna | |
Cardinal Schönborn in 2012
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| Archdiocese | Vienna |
| See | Vienna |
| Appointed | 13 April 1995 (Coadjutor) |
| Installed | 14 September 1995 |
| Predecessor | Hans Hermann Groër |
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| Ordination | 27 December 1970 by Franz König |
| Consecration | 29 September 1991 by Hans Hermann Groër OSB |
| Created Cardinal | 21 February 1998 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Born |
22 January 1945 Leitmeritz, Reichsgau Sudetenland, Germany (modern Litoměřice, Czech Republic) |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Parents | Hugo-Damian, Graf von Schönborn, & Baroness Eleonore von Doblhoff |
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| Motto |
Vos autem dixi amicos (I have called you friends) — John 15:15 |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Christoph Maria Michael Hugo Damian Peter Adalbert, Count of Schönborn, (German pronunciation: [ˈkrɪstɔf ˈʃøːnbɔrn])O.P. (German: Christoph Maria Michael Hugo Damian Peter Adalbert, Graf von Schönborn; born 22 January 1945), is a Bohemian-born Austrian Dominican friar and theologian, who is a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He serves as the Archbishop of Vienna and President of the Austrian Bishops' Conference. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1998. He is also the chaplain of the Order of the Golden Fleece (Austrian branch), of which he has been a member since 1961. He is a member of the formerly sovereign princely 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.
Schönborn was born at Skalka Castle, west of Litoměřice in Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic), the second son of Maria Hugo Damian Adalbert Josef Hubertus, Graf von Schönborn, and Baroness Eleonore Ottilie Hilda Maria von Doblhoff. He is a member of the princely House of Schönborn whose members bear the title of Count and the style of Illustrious Highness. Several members of the Schönborn family held high offices in the Catholic Church and the Holy Roman Empire from the 17th century, including several prince-bishops, cardinals and ecclesiastical prince-electors.
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