Hans Hermann Groër Cleric

Hans Hermann Wilhelm Groër OSB (13 October 1919 – 24 March 2003) was an Austrian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Vienna from 1986 to 1995, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988. Following allegations of child abuse, he resigned as Archbishop of Vienna on 14 September 1995, and after being asked by John Paul II'>Pope John Paul II, Groër relinquished all ecclesiastical duties and privileges as an archbishop and cardinal on 14 April 1998.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 13, 1919
Birth place
Vienna , Austria
Nationality
Austria
Date of deathMarch 24, 2003
Place of death
Sankt Pölten , Austria

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