Joachim Meisner Cleric
Joachim Meisner (born 25 December 1933) is a German cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is the immediate past Archbishop of Cologne, serving from 1989 until his resignation was accepted by Pope Francis, for reasons of age. He previously served as Bishop of Berlin from 1980 to 1989, and was created a cardinal in 1983. He is widely considered to be Germany's leading conservative Catholic figure.
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| From | 1989 |
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| To | 2014 |