Franz König
Austrian Catholic cardinal (1905-2004) · Austria · On the map · Religious Figures · Died at 98
Franz König was an Austrian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of Vienna from 1956 to 1985, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958. The last surviving cardinal elevated by Pope John XXIII, he was the longest-serving and second-oldest cardinal worldwide at the time of his death.
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2004Died13 March 20042002Viktor Frankl AwardAward2000Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double CrossAward1998Honorary Doctorate of Trnava University in TrnavaAward1993Hanns Martin Schleyer PrizeAward1986Romano Guardini awardAward1981Scriptures & Spiritualities AwardAward1905Born3 August 1905
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Country
Austria
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1905 to 2004 · aged 98
