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Biography of Joachim Meisner
25. Dec 1933 – 5. Jul 2017(83 years)Died in:Bad Füssing, Landkreis Passau
German cardinal and archbishop of Cologne, Catholic cardinal
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Cologne Cathedral
Awards(9)
Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of AustriaGreat Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyKnight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy SepulchreAugustin-Bea-PreisUSTR Prize for Freedom, Democracy and Human RightsGrand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of PolandOrder of the White Lion 3rd Classhonorary doctor of the University of Wrocławhonorary doctorate from the Catholic University of Lublin
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Joachim Meisner (* 25. December 1933 in Leśnica; † 5. July 2017 in Bad Füssing) was a german cardinal and archbishop of Cologne, Catholic cardinal. He was 83 years old. He studied at Pontifical Gregorian University. His faith was Catholic Church. He received 9 awards, including Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. His cause of death was cardiac arrest. He was buried at Cologne Cathedral.
Life Events
11 Events1933
Born in Leśnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
1990
Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
1992
Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
1996
honorary doctor of the University of Wrocław
1998
Order of the White Lion 3rd Class
2003
Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
2005
honorary doctorate from the Catholic University of Lublin
2014
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
2015
USTR Prize for Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights
2016
Augustin-Bea-Preis
2017