# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/paul-josef-cordes
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:34:33.071Z

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name: "Paul Josef Cordes"
slug: "paul-josef-cordes"
description: "Paul Josef Cordes was a German cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum (1995–2010) and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2007."
tagline: "German Roman Catholic cardinal and archbishop (1934–2024)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Paul-Josef_Cordes.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "DE"
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birthDate: "1934-09-05"
deathDate: "2024-03-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump