Friedrich Cardinal Wetter

Archbishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}

Cardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
20 Feb 1928		Born	Landau
10 Oct 1953	25.6	Ordained Priest	Priest of Speyer, Germany
28 May 1968	40.3	Appointed	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
29 Jun 1968	40.4	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
28 Oct 1982	54.7	Appointed	Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
12 Dec 1982	54.8	Installed	Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
25 May 1985	57.3	Elevated to Cardinal
25 May 1985	57.3	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio
2 Feb 2007	79.0	Retired	Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
2 Feb 2007	79.0	Appointed	Apostolic Administrator of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
30 Nov 2007	79.8	Resigned	Apostolic Administrator of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

Consistory - 1985: Created Cardinal
Conclave - 2005: Participated

Please contact the Cardinal through the Archdiocese of München und Freising {Munich}.

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Ordained Priest by:
Clemente Cardinal Micara †
Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Isidor Markus Emanuel †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Hermann Cardinal Volk †
Bishop Alfred Kleinermeilert

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Friedrich Cardinal Wetter (1968)
Bishop Isidor Markus Emanuel † (1953)
Joseph Cardinal Wendel † (1941)
Bishop Ludwig Sebastian † (1917)
Archbishop Johann Jakob von Hauck † (1912)
Bishop Ferdinand von Schlör † (1898)
Archbishop Joseph von Schork † (1891)
Archbishop Franz Joseph von Stein † (1879)
Archbishop Friedrich von Schreiber † (1875)
Archbishop Gregor (Leonhard Andreas) von Scherr, O.S.B. † (1856)
Antonio Saverio Cardinal De Luca † (1845)
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:
Archbishop Martin Krebs
Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Ernst Gutting
Bishop Anton Schlembach
Bishop Engelbert Siebler
Bishop Viktor Josef Dammertz, O.S.B.
Bishop Bernhard Hasslberger (Haßlberger)
Bishop Franz Dietl
Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Alois Brems †

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