Christoph Schönborn

His Eminence

Christoph Schönborn

OP
Cardinal, Archbishop of Vienna
Cardinal Schönborn in 2012
ArchdioceseVienna
SeeVienna
Appointed13 April 1995 (Coadjutor)
Installed14 September 1995
PredecessorHans Hermann Groër
Other post(s)
  • Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore
  • Ordinary for the Austrian Ordinariate for the Faithful of Eastern Rites
Previous post(s)
  • Coadjutor Archbishop Of Vienna (1995)
  • Auxiliary Bishop Of Vienna (1991–1995)
  • Titular Bishop of Sutrium (1991–1995)
Orders
Ordination27 December 1970
by Franz König
Consecration29 September 1991
by Hans Hermann Groër OSB
Created cardinal21 February 1998
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal Priest
Personal details
Born (1945-01-22) 22 January 1945
Skalka Castle, Reichsgau Sudetenland, Germany
(now Czech Republic)
NationalityAustrian
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
ParentsHugo-Damian, Graf von Schönborn, Eleonore Schönborn
MottoVos autem dixi amicos (I have called you friends)
— John 15:15
Coat of arms
Styles of
Christoph Schönborn
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeVienna

Christoph Maria Michael Hugo Damian Peter Adalbert Graf von Schönborn, O.P. (German: [ˈkrɪstɔf ˈʃøːnbɔrn];[1] born 22 January 1945), is a Bohemian-born Austrian Dominican friar and theologian. He is a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Vienna and was the Chairman of the Austrian Bishops' Conference from 1998 until 2020.

References

  1. ↑ Duden Aussprachewörterbuch (in German) (6 ed.). Mannheim: Bibliographisches Institut & F.A. Brockhaus AG. 2006. ISBN 3-411-04066-1.


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