Joachim Meisner
German cardinal and archbishop of Cologne, Catholic cardinal
- Lived
- 1933–2017
- Country
- Germany
Updated September 2026
About Joachim Meisner
Joachim Meisner was a German Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cologne from 1989 to 2014. He previously served as Bishop of Berlin from 1980 to 1989, and was created a cardinal in 1983. He was widely considered to be Germany's leading conservative Catholic figure.
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