Joseph Wendel
Joseph Wendel | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Munich and Freising | |
Joseph Wendel at the final rally of the 77th Deutscher Katholikentag (German Catholic Day) in Cologne, 1956. | |
| Archdiocese | Munich and Freising |
| See | Munich and Freising |
| Appointed | 9 August 1952 |
| Installed | 7 November 1952 |
| Term ended | 31 December 1960 |
| Predecessor | Michael von Faulhaber |
| Successor | Julius August Döpfner |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 30 October 1927 by Basilio Pompili |
| Consecration | 29 June 1941 by Ludwig Sebastian |
| Created cardinal | 12 January 1953 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 May 1901 |
| Died | 31 December 1960 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | German |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | veritati et caritati |
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| Styles of Joseph Wendel | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Munich 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.