Rainer Woelki
German archbishop
Rainer Maria Woelki is a German Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He
has been Archbishop of Cologne since his installation on 20 September 2014 following his election by the Cathedral Chapter to succeed Joachim Meisner in that position. He... Wikipedia
Born: 1956 (age 67 years), Mülheim, Cologne, Germany
Full name: Rainer Maria Woelki
Archdiocese: Cologne
Church: Roman Catholic Church
Created cardinal: 18 February 2012; by Pope Benedict XVI
Other post(s): Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Maria Vianney (2012–)
Previous post(s): Archbishop of Berlin (2011–2014); Titular Bishop of Scampa (2003–2011); Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne (2003–2011)
Rainer Maria Woelki is a German Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He has been Archbishop of Cologne since his installation on 20 September 2014 following his ...
Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln (Germany), was born on 18 August 1956 in Cologne, Germany. He was ordained a priest on 14 June ...
German cardinal under fire for admonishing priest over same-sex blessings ... Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne. Credit: www.ewtn.de.
Jun 27, 2023 · The investigation is focused on testimony related to the case of abuse committed by a priest who passed away in 2019. Cardinal Woelki has been ...
Born. 14 Jun 1985, 28.8, Ordained Priest, Priest of Köln {Cologne}, Germany · 24 Feb 2003, 46.5, Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany.
Jun 29, 2023 · Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki plans to take legal action after investigators searched his residence and other buildings of the Archdiocese of ...
Cologne Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki would resign from his office if the sexual abuse study he commissioned implicated him in any cover-ups, according to the ...
Jun 27, 2023 · Woelki has denied the allegations. Police search several locations. The raids began at 8 a.m. local time with police searching four properties ...
Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, 64, said he won't resign following the publication of the report on the handling of clerical sex abuse in the Archdiocese of ...
Cardinal Rainer Woelki arrives at the Vatican on March 5, 2013. German lay leader condemns cardinal for opposing 'synodal way'. Feb 3, 2020. A leading lay ...