Joseph Höffner Cleric

Joseph Höffner (24 December 1906 – 16 October 1987) was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Cologne from 1969 to 1987, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969.

Personal facts

Joseph Höffner
Birth dateDecember 24, 1906
Birth place
Germany , Horhausen
Date of deathOctober 16, 1987
Place of death
Germany , Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne

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