Joseph Höffner
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His Eminence Joseph Höffner |
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| Archbishop of Cologne | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Cologne |
| Metropolis | Cologne |
| See | Cologne |
| Installed | 24 February 1969 |
| Term ended | 14 September 1987 |
| Predecessor | Josef Frings |
| Successor | Joachim Meisner |
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| Ordination | 30 October 1932 by Francesco Marchetti-Selvaggiani |
| Consecration | 14 September 1962 by Matthias Wehr |
| Created Cardinal | 28 April 1969 by Pope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Birth name | Joseph Höffner |
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24 December 1906 Horhausen, German Empire |
| Died | 16 October 1987 (aged 80) Cologne, Germany |
| Buried | Cologne Cathedral |
| Nationality | German |
| Parents | Paul Höffner Helene Schug |
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| Motto |
Justitia et Caritas ("Justice and Charity") |
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Styles of Joseph Höffner |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Cologne (emeritus) |
Joseph Höffner (24 December 1906 – 16 October 1987) was a German cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Archbishop of Cologne from 1969 to 1987 and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969.
The Archdiocese of Cologne - in a 2007 statement - has indicated their intention to soon open the cause of beatification for the late cardinal.
Born in Horhausen, Höffner attended the seminary in Freiburg im Breisgau and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome before being ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Francesco Marchetti-Selvaggiani on 30 October 1932. Having already earned a doctorate of philosophy in 1929, Höffner earned a doctorate of theology in Rome in 1934, another doctorate of theology in Freiburg im Breisgau in 1938, a degree in economics in 1939 and a doctorate in political science in 1940. After 1934, he also did pastoral work in Trier until 1945. After teaching at the Trier seminary for six years, Höffner was named to the University of Münster in 1951. He was the founder, director, and a professor of the Institute of Christian Social Sciences in Munich from 1951 to 1961, and was also a scientific advisor to three ministries of the Federal Republic.
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