Konrad von Preysing
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His Eminence Konrad von Preysing |
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| Cardinal, Bishop of Berlin | |
| See | Berlin |
| Appointed | July 5, 1935 |
| Term ended | December 21, 1950 |
| Predecessor | Nikolaus Bares |
| Successor | Wilhelm Weskamm |
| Other posts | Cardinal Priest of S. Agata de' Goti |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 29, 1912 |
| Consecration | October 28, 1932 by Jacobus von Hauck |
| Created Cardinal | February 18, 1946 by Pius XII |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Johann Konrad Maria Augustin Felix, Graf von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos |
| Born | August 30, 1880 |
| Died | December 21, 1950 (aged 70) Berlin, Germany |
| Buried | St. Hedwig's Cathedral, Berlin |
| Nationality | German |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Berlin |
Johann Konrad Maria Augustin Felix, Graf von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos (30 August 1880 – 21 December 1950) was a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Considered a significant figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism, he served as Bishop of Berlin from 1935 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.
Preysing was born at the castle of Kronwinkel, near Landshut, to the nobles Kaspar von Preysing and his wife, Hedwig von Walterskirchen. His brothers, Albert and Joseph, also became priests. Preysing attended a Landshut gymnasium before entering the University of Munich in 1898. After studying at the University of Würzburg from 1901–02, he forfeited a diplomatic career for an ecclesiastical one. He then obtained his doctorate in theology in 1913 from the Theological Faculty of Innsbruck, which he had entered in 1908. Preysing was ordained to the priesthood on 29 July 1912.
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