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Franz Hengsbach

Catholic cardinal and bishop of Essen, Germany (1910-1991) · Germany · On the map · Religious Figures · Died at 80

Franz Hengsbach was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Essen from 1957 to 1991, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988.

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Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1973
Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Honorary Doctorate of the University of Navarre

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Country
Germany
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1991 · aged 80