Hans Hermann Cardinal Groër, O.S.B. †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Wien {Vienna}

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
13 Oct 1919		Born	Wien
12 Apr 1942	22.5	Ordained Priest	Priest of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
8 Sep 1977	57.9	Professed	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict
15 Jul 1986	66.8	Appointed	Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
14 Sep 1986	66.9	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
21 Feb 1987	67.4	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Austria, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Byzantine)
28 Jun 1988	68.7	Elevated to Cardinal
28 Jun 1988	68.7	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano
14 Sep 1995	75.9	Retired	Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
14 Sep 1995	75.9	Retired	Vicar Apostolic of Austria, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Byzantine)
24 Mar 2003	83.4	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Wien {Vienna}, Austria

Consistory - 1988: Created Cardinal

a priest for 60.9 years
a bishop for 16.5 years
a cardinal for 14.7 years

Ordained Priest by:
Theodor Cardinal Innitzer †
Principal Consecrator:
Franz Cardinal König †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Karl Berg †
Bishop Stefan László †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Hans Hermann Cardinal Groër, O.S.B. † (1986)
Franz Cardinal König † (1952)
Bishop Michael Memelauer † (1927)
Friedrich Gustav Cardinal Piffl † (1913)
Raffaele Cardinal Scapinelli di Leguigno † (1912)
Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val y Zulueta † (1900)
Mariano Cardinal Rampolla del Tindaro † (1882)
Edward Henry Cardinal Howard † (1872)
Carlo Cardinal Sacconi † (1851)
Giacomo Filippo Cardinal Fransoni † (1822)
Pietro Francesco Cardinal Galeffi † (1819)
Alessandro Cardinal Mattei † (1777)
Bernardino Cardinal Giraud † (1767)
Pope Carlo della Torre Rezzonico † (1743)
Pope Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini † (1724)
Pope Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. † (1675)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †

Ordained Priest:
Bishop Franz Scharl
Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Alfred Kostelecky †
Bishop Kurt Krenn
Christoph Cardinal Schönborn, O.P.
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Vojtech Cikrle

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