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Josef Richard Frings (6 February 1887 – 17 December 1978), was a German Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Cologne from 1942 to 1969. Considered a significant figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism, he was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.
In 1942 Josef Frings was appointed Archbishop of Cologne. His consecration, held in the middle of the war, was turned into a demonstration of Catholic self-assertion. Frings repeatedly spoke out in his sermons in support of persecuted people and against state repression.
Josef Kardinal Frings war ein deutscher römisch-katholischer Geistlicher, Erzbischof von Köln und Kardinal.
Josef Cardinal Frings (born 6 Feb 1887, died 17 Dec 1978) Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne} Consistory - 1946 : Created Cardinal Conclave - 1958 : Participated
- February 6, 1887
- December 17, 1978
Cardinal Josef Frings supported the establishment of the CAJ (German JOC) in the aftermath of World War II. He played a significant role at Vatican II.
Dec 18, 1978 · Joseph Cardinal Frings. the outspoken Archbishop of Cologne from 1942 to 1969 who defied the Nazis in World War II. led the progressive wing at the Second Vatican Council and became...
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Josef Richard Frings (February 6, 1887—December 17, 1978), was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Cologne from 1942 to 1969, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII. Josef Frings was born as the second of eight children of Heinrich, a...
