Joseph Wendel


Joseph Wendel
Cardinal, Archbishop of Munich and Freising
Joseph Wendel at the final rally of the 77th Deutscher Katholikentag (German Catholic Day) in Cologne, 1956.
ArchdioceseMunich and Freising
SeeMunich and Freising
Appointed9 August 1952
Installed7 November 1952
Term ended31 December 1960
PredecessorMichael von Faulhaber
SuccessorJulius August Döpfner
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Orders
Ordination30 October 1927
by Basilio Pompili
Consecration29 June 1941
by Ludwig Sebastian
Created cardinal12 January 1953
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1901-05-27)27 May 1901
Died31 December 1960(1960-12-31) (aged 59)
NationalityGerman
DenominationRoman Catholic
Mottoveritati et caritati
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Joseph Wendel
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Religious styleMonsignor
Informal styleCardinal
SeeMunich and Freising

Joseph Wendel (27 May 1901 – 31 December 1960) was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Munich and Freising from 1952 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.